News Release: EPA Awards 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grants

EPA Awards 2013 Environmental Justice Small Grant to Caffee, Caffee & Associates Public Health in Mississippi   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2013   WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Caffee, Caffee & Associates Public Health will receive $30,000 in grant monies to address environmental justice issues. The grant will enable the organization to reduce asthma rates attributable to secondhand smoke by educating communities throughout the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area about the damaging health effects of secondhand smoke as an in-door pollutant and encourage residents to eliminate secondhand smoke from their homes and cars. “EPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants are making a visible difference in communities across the country,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy who announced the grants today. “These grants help build capacity, raise awareness, and equip communities with the tools to address environmental challenges – from climate change impacts to brownfields and water pollution. I’m proud to continue to promote these important grants and advance EPA’s long-term commitment to our community stakeholders.”   The 2013 grants support activities that address a range of community concerns such as reducing exposure to indoor environmental asthma triggers, restoring and protecting waterways, educating child care professionals on ways to prevent lead poisoning, and reducing pesticide use in child care facilities.   Environmental justice is defined as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race or income, in the environmental decision-making process. Since 1994, EPA’s environmental justice small grants program has supported projects to address environmental justice issues in more than 1,400 communities. The grant awards represent EPA’s commitment to promoting community-based actions to address environmental justice issues. In the fall of 2013, EPA will issue a Request for Proposals for the FY 2014 Collaborative Problem Solving Grants. A schedule of pre-application community stakeholder teleconference calls will be announced at that time.    2013 EJ Small Grant recipients and project descriptions: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/publications/grants/ej-smgrants-recipients-2013.pdf More information about EPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants program: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html FINAL 2013 EJ Small Grants Press Release 9 11 13 MS.doc You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355