Healthy Communities Grant Program (66.110)
Healthy Communities Grant Program (Assistance Listing 66.110) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $1.7 million in 49 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $34,401 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $30,000. Half of the 49 awards fell between $30,000 and $40,000, and they ranged from $21,335 to $40,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 million
- Grant awards49
- Typical award$30,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,774 of 1,823
Key findings
- It is the 1774th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 79% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 9 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Healthy Communities Grant Program is a competitive grant program for EPA New England (Region 1) 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. In FY 2025, the Healthy Communities Grant Program will continue to achieve these goals through identifying and funding projects that: target resources to benefit communities at 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; and achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. More information on each participating program’s activities, projects and accomplishments is available at EPA New England website: (https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-1-new-england).
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Healthy Communities Grant Program (66.110) awarded $1.7 million across 49 grant awards, an average of $34,401 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Ecotechnology Inc | Massachusetts | 6 | $210,000 |
| Health Resources in Action, Inc. | Massachusetts | 3 | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Inc. | Massachusetts | 3 | $99,330 |
| New Hampshire Recycles | New Hampshire | 2 | $75,731 |
| Childhood Lead Action Project | Rhode Island | 2 | $70,000 |
| Northeast Waste Management Official's Association, Inc. | Massachusetts | 2 | $70,000 |
| Operation Fuel, Inc. | Connecticut | 2 | $70,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | 2 | $69,901 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Massachusetts | 2 | $69,592 |
| Refugee Development Center, Inc | Rhode Island | 2 | $61,335 |
| Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. | Massachusetts | 2 | $60,000 |
| Means Database, Inc. | District of Columbia | 2 | $60,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Inc. | Minnesota | 1 | $40,000 |
| Spoonfuls Inc | Massachusetts | 1 | $40,000 |
| City of Middletown | Connecticut | 1 | $40,000 |
| Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Inc | New York | 1 | $40,000 |
| Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund, Inc. | Rhode Island | 1 | $40,000 |
| New Haven Ecology Project Inc | Connecticut | 1 | $40,000 |
| Growing Places Garden Project, Inc | Massachusetts | 1 | $39,997 |
| Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission | New Hampshire | 1 | $39,997 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 85% of the money, state and local governments 6.4% and colleges and universities 4.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 42 | $1.4 million | 85% |
| State and local governments | 3 | $108,018 | 6.4% |
| Other | 2 | $70,000 | 4.2% |
| Colleges and universities | 2 | $69,901 | 4.2% |
By state
1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is Massachusetts.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 27 | $923,052 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | $201,335 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $185,720 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $115,728 |
| Maine | 3 | $89,976 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $60,000 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $40,000 |
| New York | 1 | $40,000 |
| California | 1 | $29,832 |