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Grant Funding to Address Indoor Air Pollution at Schools
Nombre de la Organización
Environmental Protection Agency
Resumen de la oportunidad
Grant funds under Section 60106 of the IRA, which provides funding “for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities"
Otorgar Nombre
Grant Funding to Address Indoor Air Pollution at Schools
Agencia #
EPA-R-OAR-APS-24-02
Económico y Equidad
Comunidades Desfavorecidas
Comunidades de Bajos Ingresos
Eligible Applicant



Descripción

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the availability of grant funds under

Section 60106 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides funding “for grants and other

activities to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants at

schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities under subsections (a) through (c) of

Section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)–(c)) and Section 105 of that Act (42 U.S.C.

7405).”


The NOFO solicits applications from Tribes, states, territories, local governments/educational

agencies, and nonprofit organizations to enable more low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal

kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) schools and/or school districts0F1 across rural,

suburban, and/or urban areas to monitor and reduce GHG emissions and indoor air pollutants

through the development and adoption of comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) management

plans consistent with EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit and Framework, Energy Savings

Plus Health Guidance, Preventive Maintenance Guidance, and other EPA recommended IAQ

best practices (hereafter collectively referred to as “EPA best practices”).


Entities with experience conducting national, regional, or multi-state IAQ management capacity

building programs, providing IAQ training, executing IAQ research in school settings, or

disseminating IAQ standards/policies that have achieved positive outcomes (especially with

schools and Tribal entities) are encouraged to apply.


The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $32,000,000. EPA

anticipates awarding four to six grants of $5,000,000 to $8,000,000 to support five years of IAQ

and GHG reduction activities. Grants will fund activities at the state, multi-state, regional, and

national level. The final number and value of grants awarded through this NOFO will be subject

to the availability of funds, the quality of applications received, and other applicable

considerations.


Eligible applicants may submit only one grant application to fund activities in two or more of

the four project areas listed below:


1. IAQ and GHG Reduction Capacity Building targeting facility management staff, health

officers, and key decision makers at K-12 schools and/or school districts in low-income

and disadvantaged communities.


2. Tribal IAQ and GHG Reduction Capacity Building targeting facility management staff,

health officers, and key decision makers at K-12 schools in Tribal communities.


3. IAQ and GHG Reduction Training and Education Campaign for facility management

staff and health officers at K-12 schools and school districts in low-income,

disadvantaged, and Tribal communities, and/or the development of qualified K-12

school staff necessary to execute comprehensive IAQ and GHG Reduction Plans.


4. IAQ and GHG Reduction Research and Demonstration Projects in K-12 schools located

in low-income, disadvantaged, and/or Tribal communities.

Fondos Disponibles
US$ 32.000.000,00
Cantidad máxima del premio
US$ 8.000.000,00
Plazo de Solicitud
Etiquetas
Carbón
Eficiencia Energética
Salud
Calidad del Aire
Justicia Ambiental