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U.S. EPA SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Release Date: 5/19/1997
Contact Information: Lois Grunwald, U.S. EPA, (415) 744-1588

     (San Francisco) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is seeking applicants for the agency's Sustainable Development Challenge Grant Program, a part of President Clinton's Reinventing Environmental Regulation Initiative.

     The grants are intended to encourage community-based projects that integrate environmental protection and community and economic goals, leverage private and public investments to enhance environmental quality and build partnerships to increase communities' long-term capacity to protect the environment.

     There is $5 million available nationwide for the grant program. About 80 percent of this money will fund projects in urban areas and 20 percent will fund projects in rural areas. Eligible applicants include community groups, non-profit organizations, local governments, tribes, and states.

    The applicants' proposals must show sustainability, community commitment and contribution, and measurable results.  U.S. EPA will fund proposals in categories of $50,000 or less and between $50,001 and $250,000.  Applicants can obtain proposal kits by calling 202-260-6812; by faxing 202-260-2555; or on the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity .  Proposals must be submitted by August 15 to U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (MC-6101); 401 M St. S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20460.  For more information, call Debbie Schechter at U.S. EPA at (415) 744-1624.