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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.

Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds Inactive
Funding to address and reduce the number of persons experiencing homelessness by adding new units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation. Applications from rural and tribal communities are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Inactive
Funding for community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening disadvantaged communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfield Assessment Grants Inactive
Grants for assessing, prioritizing, and planning for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites that are complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The program has a focus on areas historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfield Cleanup Grants Inactive
Grants to carry out cleanup activities at specific brownfield sites, resulting in better community environmental health. The program has a focus on areas historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grants Inactive
Grants to eligible agencies to capitalize a revolving loan fund that will provide loans and subgrants to eligible entities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances and/or petroleum. The program has a focus on areas historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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: Nov 14, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
New England Healthy Communities Grant Program Inactive
Funding for communities in New England to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health, and improve quality of life. Program priorities include rural, tribal, and other areas with environmental justice concerns.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Center for Native American Youth Brave Heart Fellowship Inactive
An environmental justice leadership program for Native youth. The focus is on advancing food sovereignty and protecting traditional lands, waterways, and sacred sites.
Geographic coverage: Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: Oct 21, 2024
Sponsor: Center for Native American Youth
Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program Inactive
Offers funding to federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations to build climate resilience capacity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 18, 2024
Sponsor: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Connecticut Health and Environmental Justice Grants Inactive
Grants for projects in Connecticut that focus on health, environmental justice, and disparities in health outcomes based on geographic location.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2024
Sponsor: Connecticut Community Foundation