Federal Foundation Assistance Monitor

(ENVIRONMENT) Air Quality Applications Accepted in Six States

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Program: Region 8 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Projects (CFDA Number: 66.034) (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R8-IA2011-12); Eligibility: Governments and colleges and universities located in EPA Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming); Funding: $240,000 for three awards ranging from $20,000 to $80,000 each; Deadline: June 21.

Purpose: EPA Region 8 is soliciting proposals to fund IAQ projects for the following high priority program areas:

• IAQ Tools for Schools: The ultimate goal is to reduce school occupants' exposure to indoor air pollution through the use of these tools.
• Asthma education and outreach projects: These projects will promote awareness of environmental triggers that can trigger asthma attacks.
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke: These education and outreach projects focus on EPA's Take the Pledge Program, which encourages behavior change in persons who smoke in the presence of children or other family members.

Insider's Tip: For more on the Tools for Schools Program, please visit www.epa.gov/iaq/schools. For more on the Take the Pledge Program, please visit www.epa.gov/smokefree/pledge/index.html.

Info: Ron Schiller, 303/312-6017; e-mail, ; for grant guidance, please visit http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/iaq/IndoorAirRFP_2011-12.pdf.

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