U.S. E.P.A. Awards $100,000 to City of Prichard to Reduce Pollution And Health Disparities
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Category: Grants and AwardsType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Thursday, January 7th, 2010
(ATLANTA - Jan. 7, 2010) The E.P.A. (EPA) recently awarded $100,000 to the city of Prichard, Ala., for a plan designed to help residents understand and reduce local pollution and associated health disparities.
The award is part of EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program, a community-based, community-driven plan that builds partnerships to help the public understand and reduce toxic risks from numerous sources. Since the plan was established 4 years ago, CARE has provided a total of $12 million to 68 communities nationwide, including in excess of $1 million to 8 communities in the southeast. During 2009, the Prichard CARE plan was the only plan funded in the southeast region and one of just 9 plans funded nationwide.
"EPA looks forward to collaborating with the city of Prichard to build local partnerships that will be instrumental in solving local environmental problems," said Stan Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator for E.P.A. in Atlanta. "We hope to work with our community plan partners to reduce delivers and minimize exposure to toxic pollutants."
Founded in 2008, the Prichard Environmental Consortium works with the city of Prichard to preserve and restore the city's environment. The Prichard CARE plan will focus on creating a community-based partnership that will work in collaboration with various agencies in identifying environmental and health risks in the Prichard community.
"This is a great opportunity for our citizens to voice their opinions on environmental concerns that they are experiencing in their community," said Ossia Edwards, city of Prichard District five Councilwoman. "Also, this gives residents the opportunity to build relationships among each other and with our partners who will be working on this project."
Established in 2005, CARE is a competitive grant plan that offers an innovative way for communities to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in their air, land and water. By joining forces, for-profit and non-profit organizations can work together to enhance the environmental health of a community and its residents.
E.P.A. has published the CARE Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2010 projects. E.P.A. projects to award approximately $2 million in grants, and applications are due by Mar. 9, 2010.
Visit the CARE website at www.epa.gov/care to learn more about the plan and to obtain a copy of the RFP.
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