EPA-OA-OCHP-21-01: CHILDREN’S HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN LOW-INCOME AND/OR MINORITY COMMUNITIES
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Environmental Protection Agency notices from 2021.
Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 17, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 9, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$200,000
- Total funding$2.0 million
- Expected awards10
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | July 19, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | September 17, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | October 17, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks awards averaged $144,362; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (54% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The purpose of this Children’s Healthy Learning Environments in Low-Income and/or Minority Communities solicitation (RFA) is to provide funds for capacity building activities to address disproportionate children’s environmental health harms and risks in school and/or childcare settings in, or that primarily serve, low-income and/or minority communities. This RFA provides funding directly to organizations to support school- and/or childcare center-based capacity building projects that help school communities understand and address local environmental and public health issues that affect children. Projects must take place in schools and/or childcare centers that are located in minority and/or low-income communities and/or primarily serve student populations that are minority and/or low-income (e.g., Head Start and Early Head Start programs, Title I schools, tribal schools).
Who has won Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks (66.609) awarded $2.5 million across 17 grant awards, an average of $144,362 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Inc | Florida | 1 | $200,000 |
| Child Care Aware of America | Virginia | 1 | $200,000 |
| Milwaukee Board of School Directors | Wisconsin | 1 | $200,000 |
| American Lung Association | Illinois | 1 | $200,000 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Mississippi | 1 | $200,000 |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is EPA-OA-OCHP-21-01 still open?
No. It closed on September 17, 2021.
Who can apply for CHILDREN’S HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN LOW-INCOME AND/OR MINORITY COMMUNITIES?
Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for CHILDREN’S HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN LOW-INCOME AND/OR MINORITY COMMUNITIES?
Closed September 17, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $200,000 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 10 awards.
Who has won Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Inc, Child Care Aware of America, Milwaukee Board of School Directors. The program made 17 awards worth $2.5 million in that time.
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