# 2021 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-r1-hc-2021-2021-healthy-communities-grant-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332243

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $30,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on May 20, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-R1-HC-2021 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 20, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $30,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $300,000 |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.110 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main competitive grant program to fund work directly with communities to support EPA’s mission to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life. The Healthy Communities Grant Program will achieve this through identifying and funding projects that: Target resources to benefit communities at risk [areas needing to create community resilience, environmental justice areas of potential concern, sensitive populations (e.g., children, elderly, tribes, urban and rural residents, and others at increased risk)]. Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. Increase collaboration through partnerships and community-based projects. Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environmental and human health problems. Advance emergency preparedness and ecosystem resilience. Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-R1-HC-2021 still open?

No. It closed on May 20, 2021.

### Who can apply for 2021 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM?

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 2021 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM?

Closed May 20, 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 $30,000 each. About $300,000 in total across about 10 awards.

### Who has won Healthy Communities Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Center for Ecotechnology Inc, Health Resources in Action, Inc., Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Inc. The program made 49 awards worth $1.7 million in that time.