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• Biden-Harris Administration selects Denver-based JSI Research and Training Institute to receive $50M to fund Environmental Justice projects as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Nonprofit to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue Environmental Justice grants across EPA Region 8 over the next three years  

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration selects Denver-based JSI Research and Training Institute to receive $50M to fund Environmental Justice projects as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Alabama Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Alabama Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30 Million for Projects in Underserved Communities That Promote a Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico

  The new EPA Healthy & Resilient Gulf of Mexico Grant program was made possible by the President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and will advance environmental justice in underserved communities across the watershed

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30 Million for Projects in Underserved Communities That Promote a Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.5 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Alabama as part of investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.5 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Alabama as part of investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $592,253 in Alabama Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $592,253 in Alabama Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA awards nearly $100,000 to student team at the University of Alabama in Huntsville for safer drinking water research

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $100,000 to student team at the University of Alabama in Huntsville for safer drinking water research

  • Release Date: September 11, 2023

• EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  EPA News Release: EPA urges preparedness across Southeast as 2023 hurricane season begins

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

  EPA News Release: EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4,179,495 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Alabama

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4,179,495 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Alabama

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  Proposals would limit emissions of harmful chemical at facilities across EPA Region 8 states of Colo., Mont., N.D., S.D., Utah, and Wyo. 

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  • Release Date: May 19, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8,388,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Alabama

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8,388,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Alabama

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Alabama

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Alabama

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Region 8 to host webinar on upcoming environmental grant opportunities for states, tribes, communities, and non-government organizations on March 15

  Join us for information on unprecedented funding available for air, land, water, climate change, and environmental justice projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 to host webinar on upcoming environmental grant opportunities for states, tribes, communities, and non-government organizations on March 15

  • Release Date: March 7, 2023

• EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Alabama

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Alabama

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023