And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >From: Tim Hundsdorfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Ishgooda (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: FW: EPA--Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program >Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 11:22:49 -0700 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: SMARTS [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, December 31, 1998 6:42 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: EPA--Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program > > > >*************************************************************************** ****** >Program Number: 15690 >Title: EPA--Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program > >Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency > >SYNOPSIS: > Support is provided for projects which address environmental justice >issues. Approximately $1,600,000 is available. Eligible applicants >are any affected non-profit community group and Tribal governments. > > >Deadline(s): 03/05/1999 >Established Date: 10/12/1994 >Follow-Up Date: 12/01/1999 >Review Date: 12/30/1998 > >Contact: > >Address: Office of Environmental Justice (3103) > 401 M Street, S.W. > Washington, DC 20460- > U.S.A. >E-mail: >Web Site: >Tel: 800-962-6215 >Fax: >Deadline Ind: Receipt >Deadline Open: No > > >Award Type(s): Development-Program > General Project > > >Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: > U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories) > > >Appl Type(s): Colleges/Universities > Educational Organizations/Inst. > Indian Tribes/Governing Orgs. > Non-Profit > Organizations--Community/Soc. Serv. > State/Local Agencies > > >Target Group(s): NONE >Funding Limit: $0 SEEBELOW >Duration: 1 YEAR >Indirect Costs: No >Cost Sharing: No >Sponsor Type: Federal > > >Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS > >CFDA#: > >OBJECTIVES: >The sponsor provides support for projects which address environmental >justice issues. Funds can be used to develop a new activity or to >substantially improve the quality of existing activities. The project >must include one or more of the following objectives: (1) identify >the necessary improvements in communication and coordination among >existing community-based/grassroots organizations, and local, state, >tribal, and federal environmental programs. Facilitate communication, >information exchange, and partnerships among stakeholders to address >disproportionate, high and adverse environmental exposure (for >example, workshops, awareness conferences, establishment of community >stakeholder committees); (2) build community capacity to identify >local environmental justice problems and involve the community in the >design and implementation of activities to address these concerns. >Enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, and active participation >of affected communities (e.g., train-the-trainer programs); and (3) >enhance community understanding of environmental and public health >information systems and seek technical experts to demonstrate how to >access, analyze, and interpret public environmental data (for example, >Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Toxic Release Inventories (TRI), >and other databases). > >Applicants must address how the proposed project addresses issues >related to any two of the following environmental statutes: Clean >Water Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; Solid Waste Disposal Act; Clean >Air Act; Toxic Substances Control Act; Comprehensive Environmental >Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and marine Protection, >Research, and Sanctuaries Act. > >Preference for awards will be given to community-based/grassroots >organizations that are working on local solutions to local >environmental problems. Funds can be used to develop a new activity >or substantially improve the quality of existing programs that have a >direct impact on affected communities. > >RESTRICTIONS: >Eligible applicants are any affected community group or federally >recognized tribal government. Applicants must be non-profit to >receive these funds. State recognized tribes or indigenous peoples >organizations are able to apply for assistance as long as they meet >the definition of a non-profit organization. While state and local >governments and academic institutions are eligible to receive grants, >preference will be given to non-profit, community-based/grassroots >organizations and federally recognized tribal governments. Individuals >are not eligible to apply. The sponsor will only consider one >application per applicant for a given project. Applicants may submit >more than one application as long as the applications are for separate >and distinct projects or activities. > >Approximately $1,600,000 is available in FY 1999; $1,000,000 of this >amount is available for superfund projects only. The ceiling for any >one grant is $15,000 for non superfund or $20,000 for superfund >projects in federal funds. Funds may not be used for matching funds >for other Federal grants, for construction, personal gifts, litigation >lobbying, intervention in federal regulatory or adjudicatory >proceedings, or buying furniture. The sponsor will consider only one >application per applicant for a given project. > >General information may be obtained from the sponsor's headquarters. >Interested applicants should contact the appropriate regional contact >(see below) for application guidance and more information. Source: >Federal Register (12/29/98), Vol. 63, No. 249, pp. 71637-41. > Region 1--Primary Contact: Ronnie Harrington, (617) 918-1703, USEPA >Region 1 (SAA), 1 Congress Street--Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023; >Secondary Contact: Pat O'Leary, (617) 565-3834 > Region 2--Primary Contact: Natalie Loney, (212) 637-3639, USEPA >Region 2, 290 Broadway, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10007; Secondary: >Melva Hayden, (212) 637-5027 > Region 3--Primary Contact: Reginald Harris, (215) 814-2988, USEPA >Region 3 (3DA00), 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4431; >Secondary: Mary Zielinski, (215) 814-5415 > Region 4--Primary Contact: Gloria Love, (404) 562-9672, USEPA Region >4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-8960; Secondary: Connie >Raines, (404) 562-9671 > Region 5--Primary Contact: Margaret Millard, (312) 353-1440, USEPA >Region 5 (MC T-175), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL >60604-3507; Secondary: Karla Johnson, (312) 886-5993 > Region 6--Primary Contact: Shirley Augurson, (214) 665-7401, USEPA >Region 6 (6EN), 1445 Ross Avenue, 12th Floor, Dallas, Texas >75202-2733; Secondary Contact: Teresa Cooks, (214) 665-8145 > Region 7--Primary Contact: Althea Moses, (913) 551-7649 or >1-800-223-0425, USEPA Region 7, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS >66101; Secondary Contact: Cecil Bailey, (913) 821-2630 > Region 8--Primary Contact: Nancy Reish, (303) 312-6040, USEPA Region >8 (8ENF-EJ), 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466; >Secondary: Marcella Devargas, (303) 312-6161 > Region 9--Primary Contact: Karen Henry, (415) 744-1565, USEPA Region >9 (A-2-2), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Secondary: EJ >Information Line, (415) 744-1565 > Region 10--Primary Contact: Susan Morales, (206) 553-8580, USEPA >Region 10(MD-142), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101; Secondary: >Joyce Kelly, (206) 553-4029 (cll) > > >KEYWORDS: Environmental Planning/Policy > Environment (Health/Safety/Medical) > Data Systems > Air Pollution > Water Pollution > Toxic Substances--Environmental > Waste Management > Pollution Control > Geographic Information System(s) (GIS) > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
