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Funding by Topic: Environmental health

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Inflation Reduction Act - Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines and Economic Development Inactive
Funding for interstate electricity transmission siting and permitting authorities or other types of state, local, or tribal governmental entities to support a wide range of projects that provide benefits targeted to the needs of impacted communities. Economic development projects may include broadband infrastructure, community facilities, affordable housing, and job training, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 31, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy
Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance Grants Program Inactive
Funding for technical assistance providers to provide on-site assistance to help eligible rural communities mitigate damage to water systems caused by presidentially declared disasters in Fiscal Year 2022.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Climate Ready Tribes Emergency Mitigation Planning Grants Inactive
Funding for the development of tribal emergency mitigation plans related to extreme weather, coastal erosion, or other impacts of climate change.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2023
Sponsor: National Indian Health Board
Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust Grants Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations in Maine that provide services in the areas of social services, health, medicine, education, arts, and the environment.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2023
Sponsor: Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust
Region 1 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC) Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a training and technical assistance center for EPA Region 1. The Center will work with agencies that are interested in participating in environmental and energy justice programs, policy development, and using environmental and energy grant programs to advance environmental and energy justice. Environmental health and public health outcomes are encouraged, and rural communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and 10 tribal nations
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I Inactive
Funding for research that focuses on the development of new technologies that address important problems affecting people, institutions, and communities in rural America, including health, agriculture, rural development, and the environment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 19, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Inactive
Grants for environmental justice communities in Minnesota for planning and design projects to replace aging and obsolete infrastructure. Many environmental justice communities are in rural and tribal areas.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 14, 2023
Sponsor: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Appalachian Ohio African American Community Fund Inactive
Grants for Black-led nonprofit and public organizations in Appalachian Ohio working to address disparities in the African American community and helping to improve the physical, economic, and structural conditions that affect quality of life.
Geographic coverage: 32 counties served by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2023
Sponsor: Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Region 8 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC) Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a training and technical assistance center for EPA Region 8. The Center will work with agencies that are interested in participating in environmental and energy justice programs, policy development, and using environmental and energy grant programs to advance environmental and energy justice. Environmental health and public health outcomes are encouraged, and rural communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and 28 tribes
Application Deadline: Sep 11, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Trull Foundation Grants Inactive
Grants to nonprofits and other eligible organizations for projects in Texas that support children in rural areas, individuals impacted by substance abuse, residents of the Palacios area, and the coastal Texas environment.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2023
Sponsor: Trull Foundation