Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice Through Safer and More Sustainable Products
Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the purpose of the Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice Through Safer and more Sustainable Products is to provide pollution prevention (P2) technical assistance to businesses (e.g., information, training, expert advice) in order to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities by increasing the supply, demand and use of safer and more sustainable products, such as those that are certified by EPA’s Safer Choice program, or those that conform to EPA’s Recommendations for Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations).
Read the summaries for Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice Through Safer and More Sustainable Products (pdf)
Greater availability and use of safer and more sustainable products can reduce harmful chemical exposures and their impacts on human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. Because P2 approaches can decrease harmful chemical exposures and impacts on human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities, EPA views these grants as a component of President Biden’s Justice40 initiative, which established a goal for 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved and overburdened by pollution.
P2 Grant Highlights
Highlight: Portland State University’s (pdf) Community Environmental Services unit and its Institute on Tribal Governance, and partners, will assist Native-owned and Native-serving businesses to reduce the use of chemicals, improve workplace environmental health, and increase the use of EPA preferred products, including Safer Choice–certified products.
Highlight: University of Hawaiʻi (pdf) Sea Grant College Program’s project will provide technical assistance to businesses that make or serve food in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, to establish a safe, affordable, community-wide reusable foodware system. The proposed project will improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities by decreasing plastic waste and reducing human exposure to chemicals of concern in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
FY 2023- FY 2024 Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice Through Safer and More Sustainable Products
The application period closed on June 20, 2023.
| Funding Amount | $8 million to be awarded in 2023. Individual grant awards may range from $100,000 to $800,000 for the funding period, or up to $1.2 million for multi-state or multi-tribal projects. EPA will fund awards in the form of grants or cooperative agreements under the authority of the PPA Section 6605. |
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| Funding Cycle | Offered every two years |
| Match Requirement | None |
| Eligibility | States, state entities (colleges and universities recognized as instrumentalities of the state), the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the U.S., and federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia. |
| National Emphasis Areas (NEA) | None |
| Funding and Awards | The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $8 million to be awarded in 2023. Individual grant awards may range from $100,000 to $800,000 for the funding period, or up to $1.2 million for multi-state or multi-tribal projects. |
Grant Application Resources
- FY 2023 - FY 2024 Request for Applications (pdf)
- P2 Grant EJ Grant Application Checklist (pdf)
- Steps to Take Before Applying
- P2 Grant Webinars: Information Session
- P2 Grant Partner Connection List
- P2 EJ Grant Products Project Narrative Example (docx)
- List of P2 EJ Grant Frequent Questions (pdf)
- P2 EJ Facility Mapping Tool
- EPA Grants Community Library of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- P2 Hub Helpline Contact Information
Grant Recipient Resources
- Measuring Pollution Prevention
- Collecting and Reporting P2 Results: Regional P2 Measurement Guidance
- Reporting Templates/Resources