BP Oil Spill Environmental Justice Grant Opportunity Expanded and Application Due Date Extended (AL, FL, MS)
(ATLANTA – Sept. 16, 2010) — The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting proposals for up
to ten $30,000 cooperative agreements (grants) to support the
protection of human health and the environment in communities
affected by the BP oil spill. Local incorporated non-profit
community-based organizations—including faith based
organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions,
environmental justice networks, and local Native American tribal
governments—located and working in areas within affected
states, are eligible to apply.
EPA developed the grant program after meeting
with local organizations in the Gulf Region and learning that there
was a need for technical assistance to support educational outreach
to communities affected by the BP oil spill. The grants will
provide funding to help develop educational materials on what
seafood is safe to eat, what to do if exposed to oil, and how to
address and adapt to the spill’s long-term effects. Providing
grant funding directly to local organizations will help to ensure
that information is distributed through trusted networks of
communication and from organizations that will continue to support
efforts to rebuild in the wake of disaster.
Organizations that are able to provide accurate
and current information to a wide geographic area in the affected
region are encouraged to apply by October 4, 2010.
To read the request for proposals and for
information on how to apply:
http://epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/bp-spill-grants.html
