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EJ Grants Awards 1994-2007
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| FY 2007 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Stoddard County Development Foundation | Gary Capps Penermon, MO Ph: 573-568-4400 Email: idasc@sbcglobal.net |
$50,000 |
The Project is to present meaningful health and environmental education programs to the residents of the Village, bringing a realistic awareness of their current health and environmental challenges. In addition we will strive to make significant improvements to their community well- being, promoting a healthier, and more sustainable and interdependent community. The citizenry will be able to make well-informed decisions regarding the benefits of clean water, solid waste management and control of vermin. | #98784401 |
| Black Health Care Coalition | Rev. Shaun Hayes 6536 Troost Kansas City, MO 64131 Ph: (816) 444-9600 Fax: (816) 444-9668 Email: shayesbhcc@sbcglobal.net |
$50,000 | The overall purpose of the proposed project of the Black Health Care Coalition (BHCC) is to provide a community based approach to educating high risk communities about potential environmental health hazards for children. One focus of health education will address child exposure to lead. The second population to be targeted is families of children who have asthma. BHCC plans to conducted outreach and education events where free lead screening will be available and also identify those who need additional services and refer them accordingly. These events will teach residents the importance of a healthy and clean home in relation to lead poisoning and asthma as well. | #98784501-0 |
| Area Resources for Community & Human Services (ARCHS), CPS | Mike Nelson 539 N. Grand Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103 Ph: (314) 534-0022 nelsonm@stlarchs.org |
$100,000 | SLACAT will focus on safe ways to dispose of household/small-business waste such as paint, batteries and cleaning products to reduce risk of exposure from to poor air/water quality, lead and indoor mold issues. SLACAT plans to collect three tons of household hazardous waste over a three-year period. This initiative will host a series of community Detox Your Domicile and Tox-Away Day training events and create a multimedia toolbox to educate residents and small-business owners about the dangers of improper waste disposal. | |
| FY 2005 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| El Centro, Inc. | Mary Beth Gentry 650 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 Ph: 913-744-9139 Fax: 913-647-1701 marybethgentry@yahoo.com |
$25,000 | "Youth Advocates for a Healthy Community" - Will develop a middle school/high school youth advocacy & marketing effort to increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning & increase prevention. | #98765301-0 |
| Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation | James M. Joerke 600 Broadway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64105 Ph: 816-474-4240 Fax: 816-421-7758 jjoerke@marc.org |
$25,000 | "Urban Air Pollution Inequities" - Characterize the spatial concentrations of ground level ozone and evaluate the degree of differential exposure among urban and suburban communities. |
#98769001-0 |
| Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council | Margaret J. May 3210 Michigan Kansas City, MO 64109 Ph: 816-921-6611 Fax: 816-921-6522 mmay@incthrives.org |
$25,000 | "The Ivanhoe Reduction in Hazardous Waste/Toxic Substances Project" - Provide outdoor trash containers, dumpsters, tire pickups, and organized block clean ups through partnerships to reduce the amount of hazardous waste/toxic substances. | #98765401-0 |
| Howardville Community Betterment | Vannessa L. Frazier Use this address for official business P.O. Box 435, Lilbourn, Howardville, MO 63869 Ph: 573-472-4949 Fax: 573-472-4955 frazier@mbrcinc.org |
$25,000 | Develop and carry out a safe drinking water campaign in the community by addressing the causes and effects of respiratory (asthma) related illnesses through home surveys and demonstrations to aid in prevention and control of air pollution. | #EQ98765601 |
| Sisters Together, Inc. Omaha Chapter |
Mary Hill, Director 3040 Lake Street Omaha, NE 68111 Ph: 402-451-0255 mmaryhillsistog@aol.com |
$25,000 | "Take it to the Street" - In collaboration with the Urban League of Nebraska and other grass root communities, this will address Clean Air Act and Toxic Substance Act education areas due to the high incidence of lead poisoning and asthma in the eastern portion of Omaha. | #EQ98765501 |
| FY 2004 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Bridging the Gap, Inc. | Julie Macaulay Andrea Babbit 435 Westport Rd., Suite 23 Kansas City, MO 64111 Ph: 816-561-1061 X117 Email: andrea@bridgingthegap.org |
$24,910 | "Take it Back" Environmental Hazards Research Research components that affect the environmental harms and risks associated with cleanliness, health, and safety of a neighborhood then create a toolkit for the neighborhood to use. *Participated in 2005 and 2006 EJ Small Grants Workshop *Site-visit and neighborhood tour conducted 7/14/05. OFFICIALLY CLOSED 12/29/2005 |
#98753101-0 |
| Chicano Awareness Center | Rebecca Valdez 4821 S. 24th Street Omaha, NE 68107 Ph: 402-733-2720 |
$24,973 | "Our Children and Lead" or "Nuestros Niños y el Plomo" Complete a community research assessment to gather data on knowledge and awareness of multiple sources, risk factors, and prevention strategies of lead poisoning. |
#98752901-0 |
| FY 2003 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Friends of the Kaw, Inc. | Laura Calwell, Riverkeeper PO Box 708 Lawrence, KS 66044 Ph: 785-832-3030 (Molly) 913-963-3460 (Laura) riverkeeper@kansasriver.com |
$15,000 | Contaminated fish consumption by unknown EJ populations/ Public education on water Quality in the Kansas River and identification of populations eating bad fish to lower risks Funded in March 2004 Extension thru 7/1/05 *Participated in 2005 EJ Small Grants Workshop *Site-visit and project area tour conducted 7/15/05. Closed-out: 8/12/05 |
#98731601-0 |
| Central Nebraska Community Services, Inc. | Trine McBride Community Economic Development Director 626 N. Street Loup City, NE 68853 PO Box 509 Ph: 308-745-0780 |
$14,649 | Radon and coliform in water/conduct well water testing and radon remediation Funded in March 2004 |
#98731501-0 |
| Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS) | Serena Muhammad 4236 Lindell Blvd., Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63108 Ph: 314-534-0022 |
$15,000 | Lack of decision-making in terms of recycling and waste reduction/ neighborhood pollution prevention projects (known as CATEE - Community Access to Environmental Education) through public awareness campaign on recycling and air and water quality. *Also has a grant with Environmental Education. |
#98731701-0 |
| Lead Safe Omaha Coalition | Cheryl Weston 2505 North 24th St. #223 Omaha, Nebraska 68110-2279 Ph: 402-451-3730 |
$19,957 SUPR/EJ |
Lead poisoning and other environmental hazards/ provide outreach activities, awareness and information to communities | #98717701-0 |
| Madison County Health Department | Rebecca L. Hunt 806 West College St. Fredericktown, MO 63645 Ph: 573-783-2747 |
$20,000 | Lower cost housing near old lead mining sites/ Continue Madison County Environmental Roundtable to educate and communicate with local community. SITE VISIT on September 9, 2003, to attend first Madison County Roundtable. Site Visit on August 24, 2004, to have post award monitoring evaluation. |
#98731401-0 |
| FY 2002 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Boat People SOS, Inc. | Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang 6400 Arlington Blvd., Suite 640 Falls Church, VA 22042-2336 Ph: 703-538-2190 Email: thanh.dang@bpsos.org St. Louis Branch Office Mary Thanh Dang 3456 B Gravois St. Louis, MO 63118 Ph: 314-772-0454 Fax: 314-783-0454 Email: stlouis@bpsos.org |
$15,000 EJ SMG |
This is a Lead and Carbon monoxide project that will identify EJ problems and solutions to enhance Vietnamese communities' understanding of environmental and public health information systems SITE VISIT: 3-17-03 EPA Brown Bag on 5-8-03 CLOSED: |
#EQ98717001 |
| Clinton County Health Department | Linda Johnson (now w/ Children's Mercy) 106 Bush Street Plattsburg, MO Ph: 816-539-2144 |
$15,000 EJ SMG |
Educational project regarding groundwater contamination resulting from solid waste disposal on farmland SITE VISIT: 7-10-03 Closed: |
#EQ98717101 |
| Douglas County Health Dept. | Chris Bender/Sandra Pueppke 603 NW 12th Ave. P.O. Box 940 Ava, MO 65608 Ph: 417-683-4174 |
$14,990 SUPR |
Increase communication and coordination in community about environmental issues related to Superfund sites SITE VISIT: 8-22-03 Closed: |
#EQ98722701 |
| Harvest America Corp. | Dr. Al Kayhill 14th & Metropolitan Kansas City, KS Ph: 913-342-2121 Fax: 913-342-2861 |
$30,000 RGI/EPP |
Migrant farmworkers initiative: Informing People on Pesticides (IPOP) Project to educate and inform migrant farmworkers in SW Kansas on pesticide safety and pesticide exposure risks. The IPOP Project will identify low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in Kansas, and raise their awareness of pesticide safety and pesticide exposure risks through educational workshops. SITE VISIT: 9-02-03 CLOSED: 2004 |
#MM98719001 |
| Indian Health Services (IHS) | Kurt Bossert, Director of Facilities Aberdeen Office of Environmental Health (OEH) Federal Building 115 4th Avenue S.E. Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 Ph: (605)-226-7451 |
$18,000 | This project will consist of providing solid waste, drinking water, and waste water operator certification training for Tribal environmental staff. | |
| Lincoln University | Dr. Marjorie Campbell Lincoln University 904 Chestnut St. Rm. 107 Foster Hall Jefferson City, MO 65102 |
$50,000 RGI/EPP |
EJ Resource Center: Initiative to provide technical assistance in the area of compliance assistance and other environmental issues to communities located in low-income / minority areas of the Bootheel of Missouri. The communities targeted for technical assistance are small agricultural communities who have expressed concerns about the impact of agricultural practices on their health, particularly in terms of asthma, water quality, and cancer occurrences. | #98724201-0 |
| Omaha Tribe of Nebraska | Jerry Henscheid P.O. Box 368 100 Main Street Macy, NE 68039 Ph: 402-837-5291 |
$14,868 Tribal |
This project will focus on support of the Tribal Recycling Program as part of the comprehensive solid waste management plan. The project will include staff training, ensuring markets for collected materials, and general administrative development of the program. | |
| Ozark Mountain Center for Environmental Education | Becky Horton HC7 Box 333 Doniphan, MO 63935 Ph: 870-257-9998 Email: cen10222@centurytel.net |
$20,000 | Educate communities whose water, air, land and health are impacted through lead mining and milling/smelting processes VISIT by grantee to Regional Office: 8-15-03 Closed in Feb. 04 |
#EQ98717601 |
| Sac and Fox Nation of MO in KS and NE | Gina Kneib - now at EPA 305 North Main Reserve, KS 66434 Ph: 785-742-7471 Fax: 785-742-2180 E-mail: sacepa@jbtelco.com |
$10,000
Tribal |
This project is a waste water compliance project under which there will be a demonstration of the use of a wetland to comply with regulatory requirements. Note: Project didn't begin until 3-1-04 and is due 2-28-05 according to Emajo on 4-1-04 |
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| Sunflower Community Action, Inc. | Laura Dungan 1540 N. Broadway, Suite 103 Wichita, KS 67241 Ph: 316-264-9972 |
$15,000
EJ SMG |
Will fight illegal dumping of trash and hazardous materials in neighborhoods by empowering low income people through information analysis (i.e. workshops)
SITE VISIT: 7-26-03 Closed: |
#EQ98717301 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research | Dorothy Daley 2385 Irving Road Lawrence, KS 66045-7563 Ph: 785-864-9030 |
$20,000
SUPR |
Analyze impact of Community Advisory Groups (CAGS) at Superfund site to examine levels of satisfaction between communities with CAGS and without
SITE VISIT: 7-8-03 |
#EQ98722601 |
| FY 2001 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Associated Youth Services | Dennis Vanderpool Post Office Box 6145 Kansas City, KS 66106 Ph: 913-831-2820 Fax: 913-831-0262 |
$15,000 | This project will use John Garland Park, a former landfill designated as a park, to build a Heartland Greenhouse. The Greenhouse will demonstrate sustainable and environmentally safe design by improving the methane gas control system and reducing the leachate at John Garland Park.
Numerous community meetings attended by EPA staff throughout the duration of the project |
#EQ98703701 |
| Barton County Health Department | Gary Hastings 1301 East 12th Street Lamar, MO 64759 Ph: 417-682-3363 Fax:417-682-5548 |
$14,298 | This project consists of an educational program to address lead poisoning in low-income families (with small children), landlords, realtors, renovation contractors, and master gardeners.
CLOSED |
#EQ98703501 |
| Heart of America Family Services |
Lynnette Poolman (now - Home Front) - 8-04 626 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 Ph: 913-342-1110 ext. 103 Fax: 913-342-3632 |
$14,825 | This train-the-trainer project will provide environmental training programs for minority and low-income residents of Wyandotte County to ensure fair treatment and equal access to information about the impact of environmental toxins on brain development in children.
SITE VISIT: 7-19-02 |
#EQ98703401 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement |
Felipe Gallardo 2005 Forest Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311 Ph: 515-255-0800 Fax: 515-255-1314 |
$15,000 | This project will identify and research sources of pollution that potentially threaten the health and quality of life of local residents, and involve area residents in addressing the pollution. The project will also enhance the understanding of environmental and public health information systems by educating residents about the policies and government departments that deal with environmental concerns. | #EQ98703301 |
| Junior College District of the Mineral Area, MO |
Gil Kennon/Dean Merrill Doss (573-518-2218) Post Office Box 1000 Park Hill, MO 63601 Ph: 573-518-2127 Fax: 573-518-2292 |
$12,300 | This project will address the need for the operation of the Madison County Environmental Roundtable that functions as a public policy group dedicated to education, open communication, and community problem solving.
CLOSED |
#EQ98704301 |
| Metropolitan Energy Center |
Robert H. Housh 3808 Paseo Kansas City, MO 64109 Ph: 816-531-7283 Fax: 816-531-4846 Email: housh@kcenergy.org |
$14,954 | This project will improve the quality of life for low-income residents living in energy inefficient homes within the Kansas City urban core area by educating residents about residential energy efficiency management and improvement techniques. SITE VISIT: 7-26-02 |
#EQ98703901 |
| Operation SafeStreet |
Velma A. Bell City Hall - Suite 422 1200 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63103 Ph: 314-622-3444 Fax: 314-622-3450 |
$15,000 | This project focuses on broadening the communities' focus to work on ways to fully integrate environmental justice issues in environmental planning solutions.
Extension request on 3-27-03CLOSED SITE VISIT: 7-24-02 |
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| St. Louis Medical Waste Incinerator Group (MWIG) |
Edy Y. Kim 2717 Ann Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104-2223 Ph: 314-533-6939 Fax: 314-362-8987 |
$14,500 | This project is targeted to reach residents living near the medical waste incinerator. This project will train a core of neighborhood outreach leaders in the fields of science and laws of medical incineration, environmental networking, and grassroots organizing. |
#EQ98704001 |
| Sunflower Community Action |
Laura Dungan 1540 Broadway, #103 Wichita, KS 67214 Ph: 316-264-9972 Fax: 316-267-3580 |
$$15,000 | This project is aimed at low-income neighborhoods in Wichita containing poorly maintained, pre-1950 housing. Neighborhood leaders will be trained by public health officials to inform their neighbors about the dangers of lead and indoor air quality. SITE VISIT: 5-13-02 |
#EQ98704101 |
City of Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission |
Melissa Edsill 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, IA 50703 Ph: 319-291-4366 Fax: 319-291-4262 |
$20,000 | This project will study the drinking water in the city of Waterloo's Cedar Valley Aquifer. This study will include the effects of the proximity of rail lines and maintenance facilities operating near the Waterloo Water Works to the future quality of the drinking water for the area. Closed on May 14, 2003. |
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| FY 2000 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant I.D. # |
Children's Mercy Hospital  |
Gabriella Kusko 2401 Gillham Rd. Kansas City, KS 64108 Ph: 816-234-3879 |
$14, 994 | Home Evaluation program for the prevention of Asthma and Allergies. | #997929 |
| D.R.E.A.M. Center Partners | Helen J. Nelson 5541 Forest Ave. Kansas City, MO 64110 Ph: 816-444-8080 |
$15,000 | Neighborhood Environmental and Economic Justice Program. The purpose of this project is to educate and empower adult basic education students and neighborhood residents regarding environmental and economic issues in which they participate either as consumers or contributors or perhaps both. | #997935 |
| Hodgeman County Health Dept. Email: hchd@pld.com |
Karen Haug Courthouse, 500 Main, P.O. Box 86 Jetmore, KS 67854 Ph: 316-357-8736 |
$2,500 | Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. | #997905 |
| Joint City - Cowley County Board of Health Email: cchd@hit.net |
Robert J. Carson 320 E. 9th, Suite B Winfield, KS 67156 Ph: 316-221-1430 |
$15,000 | South Central Kansas Regional Lead Poisoning Prevention Project - A coalition of three rural county health departments. | #997908 |
| Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition |
Elwood Corbine PO Box 2890 514 Mt. Rushmore Rd. Rapid City, SD 57709 Ph: 605-343-6054 |
$15,000 | The purpose of this project is to identify tribal sovereign issues and judiciary structures necessary to improve the communication and coordination between the tribal judiciary and environmental departments to initiate the development of an environmental judicial infrastructure to address internal and external water pollution and solid waste issues in Indian Country. | #997866 |
| Omaha Tribe of Nebraska | Irma Grant PO Box 368 Macy, NE 68039 Ph: 402-837-5291 |
$15,000 | Environmental Justice Grant: Household Hazardous Waste Training Initiative on the Omaha Tribal Reservation. | #997938 |
| Shawnee County Health Agency | Lucinda Noches Talbert 1615 S.W. 8th St. Topeka, KS 66606 Ph: 785-368-2138 |
$15,000 | Shawnee County Lead Risk Assessment Program. | #997907 |
| Sunflower Community Action, Inc. | Laura Dungan 1540 N. Broadway, Suite 103 Wichita, KS 67214 Ph: 316-264-9972 |
$14,800 | Project to prevent lead poisoning and asthma. The project also aims to raise lead and indoor air quality awareness. | #997936 |
| Unified Government of Wyandotte County / KCK | Joseph M. Conner 619 Ann Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 Ph: 913-573-7932 |
$15,000 | The goal of this project is: To reduce the risk of contamination and illness associated with household hazardous products, as well as mold and mildew to infants and children in child care facilities. | #997937 |
| Washington County C2000 Partnership | Belinda Harris 108 Frizzel, Suite One Potosi, MO 63664 pH: 319-754-5774, ext. 222 |
$14,932 | Plasma Arc Technology: An alternative to traditional landfills. | #997906 |
| Wyman Center, Inc. |
Bridget D. Lenherdt 600 Kiwanis Dr. Eureka, St. Louis County, MO 63025 Ph: 636-938-5245, ext. 235 |
$14,227 | The Wyman Center's Field Science Academy is a learning experience for up to 100 at-risk students and teachers/influential adults at Senn-Thomas Middle School in Herculaneum, MO, who will participate in an environmental education program. | #997930 |
| FY 1999 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Dallas County Public Health Nursing | Terry Brooks 2423 Willis Avenue Perry, IA 50220 Ph: 515-993-5803 |
$15,000 | The purpose of the Dallas County Public Health project is to screen and test minority and low income children 1-5 years of age in the county at high lead risk. | #997487 |
| Wyman Center, Inc. |
Bridget D. Lenhardt 600 Kiwanis Drive Eureka, MO 63025 Ph: 314-938-5245 |
$15,000 | The Wyman Center project is a community-based Field Science Academy addressing clean water and solid waste as they relate to the environment locally, regionally, and globally. | #997728 |
| Bridging the Gap, Inc. |
Mark Carr 435 Westport Road PO Box 10220 Kansas City, MO 64171 Ph: 816-561-1087 |
$12,500 | The Bridging the Gap project, called the Metropolitan Environmental Youth Academy, will place 10 adolescent low income youth in an intense weekend training retreat to provide educational environmental training. | #997727 |
| Operation Safestreet | Velma Bell City Hall, Suite 422 122 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63103 Ph: 314-622-3444 |
$15,000 | This project proposes to educate and train Team Sweep youth volunteers on how they can use recycling as a viable alternative to solid waste removal. | #97756 |
| Metropolitan Energy Center |
Kenneth Watt 3808 Paseo Kansas City, MO 64109 Ph: 816-531-7283 |
$15,000 | The project proposes to develop a tool kit that neighborhoods can use to develop their own environmental justice efforts through a community based approach. | #997729 |
| Junior College District of the Mineral Area, MO | Shawn Grindstaff PO Box 1000 Park Hills, MO 63601 Ph: 573-518-2153 |
$20,000 | The project proposes to address the environmental justice issues related to disadvantaged citizens near the closed mines of the area. | #997732 |
| FY 1998 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| American Youth Foundation | Bruce Bailey 1315 Ann Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 Ph: 314-772-9002 |
$19,870 | Neighborhood Household Hazardous Waste Survey and Information Campaign. | #997648 |
| Barton County Environmental Health Services |
Linda Talbert 1301 East 12th St. Lamar, MO 64759 Ph: 417-682-3363 |
$19,980 | Perform sewage surveys - conduct lead and indoor air investigations. | #97645 |
| Great Rivers Alliance of Natural Resource Districts | Barry A. Hamilton 1847 Dunn Road Florissant, MO 63033 Ph: 314-830-3790 |
$20,000 | North Lilbourn Community Recycling Project. | #997640 |
| Iowa State University Agricultural & Bio-Systems Engineering | Udoyara Sunday Tim 213 Beardshear Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Ph: 515-294-0466 |
$19,987 | Race, Class, Health Risks & Environmental Equity: A research, education, and outreach project. | #997644 |
| LeadBusters, Inc. | Cindy Singer PO Box 3098 Kansas City, MO 66103 Ph: 913-338-4628 |
$20,000 | Lead-Safe K.C. | #997642 |
| Metropolitan Energy Center |
Robert Housh 3808 Paseo Kansas City, MO 64109 Ph: 816-531-7283 |
$20,000 | Rosedale Community Partnership. | #997646 |
| Nebraska State Recycling Assn. |
Kay Stevens 1941 South 42nd St., #512 Omaha, NE 68105 Ph: 401-444-4188 |
$19,945 | Community Based Master Planning. | #997647 |
| St. Louis University |
David A. Sterling 3663 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 Ph: 314-977-8123 |
$20,000 | Assessing waste water options for small communities: A Train-the-Trainer Program. | #997463 |
| St. Louis University |
Fernando Serrano 3663 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 Ph: 314-977-8137 |
$20,000 | Raising awareness on environmental hazards at home in immigrant communities in St. Louis. | #997635 |
| Siouxland District Health Dept. | Stephan B. Quirk 205 Fifth St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Ph: 712-279-6119 |
$20,000 | Working against toxic carbon monoxide for Hispanics (WATCH). | #997649 |
| FY 1997 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Midwest Assistance Program | Kenneth Bruzelius PO Box 81 New Prague, MN 56071 Ph: 612-758-4334 |
$20,000 | Non-Profit project in Toronto, IA. | #997484 |
| Siouxland District Health Dept. | Stephan B. Quirk 205 Fifth St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Ph: 712-279-6119 |
$20,000 | Working against toxic carbon monoxide for Hispanics (WATCH). | #997481 |
| American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri | Marc Bishop 1118 Hampton Avenue St. Louis, MO 63139 Ph: 314-645-5505 |
$20,000 | Automotive Industry Outreach Program. | #997489 |
| Indian Center Inc. | Jackie Jackson, Keith Taylor 1100 Military Rd. Lincoln, NE 68508 Ph: 402-438-5231 |
$20,000 | Native American lead action awareness project. | #997483 |
| Nebraska State Recycling Assn. |
Kay Stevens 1941 South 42nd St., #512 Omaha, NE 68105 Ph: 401-444-4188 |
$19,945 | Community outreach implementation project. | #997647 |
| NE Dept. of Heath & Human Services, Regulation & Licenser | Molly Goedeker 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509 Ph: 402-471-8320 |
$19,996 | Childhood lead poisoning prevention and indoor air quality programs; Partnership on education of minority and low-income populations in Nebraska. | #997492 |
| Dallas County Environmental Health Department | Terry Brooks 801 Court Adel, IA 50003 |
$20,000 | Dallas County environmental justice risk reduction program. | #997487 |
| Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency | Janet Hartsfield PO Box 966 1011 S. Jamison Kirksville, MO 63501 Ph: 816-665-9855 |
$16,000 | Sewer system inflow project. | #997519 |
| Wyandotte County Health Dept. | Lemuel E. Wynn 619 Ann Ave. Kansas City, KS 66101 |
$19,916.40 | Project Protect: A community-based education program to prevent childhood lead poisoning. | #997490 |
| LeadBusters, Inc. | Dianna Havner Brynard Breidenthal Bldg. 2002 W. 39th St. Kansas City, KS 66160 |
$20,000 | Lead Safe K.C. - Education and Training in support of prevention of childhood lead poisoning. | #997486 |
| Iowa State University | Udoyara Sunday Tim 213 Beardshear Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Ph: 515-294-0466 |
$20,000 | Race, Class, Health Risks & Environmental Equity: A Spatio-temporal analysis of environmental equity in Iowa using GIS. | #997491 |
| Black Hawk County Health Dept. | J. Mark Linda 1407 Independence Ave. Waterloo, IA 50703 |
$19,979 | A collaborative environmental / public health assessment utilizing GIS Technology. | #997488 |
| St. Louis University |
Greg Evans 3663 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 Ph: 314-977-8133 |
$16,000 | Project Protect: A community-based eduction program to prevent childhood lead poisoning. | #997485 |
| FY 1996 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Black Hawk County Health Dept. | 1407 Independence Ave. Waterloo, IA 50703 |
$7,500 | Form specific teams of community citizens an public agency representatives to conduct comprehensive environmental assessments. | #997282 |
| LeadBusters, Inc. | 2002 West 39th St. Kansas City, KS 66160 |
$20,000 | Environmental awareness campaign to address lead contamination and lead poisoning in the K.C. metro area. | #997283 |
| Bridging the Gap, Inc. |
PO Box 10220 Kansas City, MO 64171 |
$20,000 | Assist the Housing Authority of K.C. in the development of an environmental policy that will be incorporated into its renovation and modernization master plan. | #997284 |
| Family Care Health Centers | 6827 S. Broadway St. Louis, MO 63111 |
$20,000 | Provide lead risk reduction education and monitoring follow-up with primary care providers. | #997285 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District | 2000 Hampton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139 |
$19,960 | Promote community understanding and awareness of pollution and environmental justice issues; encourage problem-solving; and empower residents to make informed decisions about protecting themselves and their community. | #997286 |
| Wesley House Assn. | 4507 Lee St. Louis, MO 63115 |
$20,000 | Continue its environmental justice project and will establish and involve the Environmental Youth Corps in community projects that will focus on environmental justice issues. | #997287 |
| Omaha Tribe of Nebraska | PO Box 368 Macy, NE 68039 |
$20,000 | Build on past work and continue work with the Tribal Environmental Protection Department in the development of its solid waste management capabilities. | #997303 |
| FY 1995 Grant Project Award |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| Black Hawk County Health Dept. | 1407 Independence Ave. Waterloo, IA 50703 |
$20,000 | Raise level of environmental awareness in disproportionately affected areas through one-on-one educational contact and active group education and information sharing. | #997171 |
| Friends University | 2100 University Wichita, KS 67203 |
$19,719 | Form Citizens Environmental Academy to provide individuals in targeted communities with the opportunity to access environmental information and develop environmental research of interest and concern to them. | #997186 |
| Haskell Indian Nations University |
155 Indian Ave. Lawrence, KS |
$20,000 | Coordinate technical support for the Indian Nations in northeast Kansas with supervised Native American students at Haskell. | #997185 |
| Haskell Indian Nations University |
155 Indian Ave. Lawrence, KS |
$20,000 | Establish an awareness by Native American stakeholders concerning empowerment when dealing with environmental justice issues. | #997178 |
| Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas | PO Box 271 Horton, KS 66439-0271 |
$20,000 | Establish a "Whispers from the Earth" community organization to enhance, promote, and provide environmental education and information on concerns affecting the environment. | #997170 |
| Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indian Nation | 14880 K. Road Mayetta, KS 66509 |
$17,047 | Help increase awareness among tribal members and initiate activities to address the concern of open, abandoned wells and their impact on groundwater quality. | #997175 |
| National Hispanic Council on Aging of Wichita | 841 West 21st. Street Wichita, KS 67203 |
$19,982 | Fund Proyecto Seguridad: An Environmental Project which is an intergenerational environmental awareness program. | #997179 |
| American Lung Assn. of Eastern Missouri | 1118 Hampton St. Louis, MO 63139 |
$8,500 | Organize at-risk teens to create an indoor air quality informational campaign for an inner-city community in St. Louis. | #997172 |
| Greater St. Louis Lead Poisoning | PO Box 63263 St. Louis, MO 63163 |
$20,000 | Solicit participation of local stakeholder groups in an open forum that will update all parties on the existence and status of any local lead poisoning prevention, education, or abatement activities. | #997177 |
| LeadBusters, Inc. | 2002 West 39th Street Kansas City, KS 66160 |
$20,000 | Environmental awareness campaign to address lead contamination and lead poisoning in the K.C. Metro area. | #997174 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri at Columbia | 310 Jesse Hall Columbia, MO 65211 |
$17,445 | Assist low income and people of color neighborhoods in Columbia in understanding the ecological and social values associated with the Bear Creek portion of the Columbia Greenway. | #997183 |
| Higbee Community Betterment Assn. | Rt. 1, Box C18 Higbee, MO 65257 |
$12,050 | Sponsor the Clean Air and Clean Water project which will improve communication and awareness among Highboy area residents about the air and water in their community. | #997180 |
| FY 1994 Grant Project Award Return to Previous Page |
Contact Information | Funding | Project Description | Grant ID # |
| American Lung Assn. of Eastern Missouri | 1118 Hampton St. Louis, MO 63139 |
$5,000 | Provide a school-based asthma health education program, Open Airways for Schools, for inner-city children in grades 3-5. | #997056 |
| Community Development Corp. | 2420 E. Linwood Kansas City, MO 64109 |
$10,000 | Identify environmental issues and provide training and education enabling residents of this low income community to design methodologies for correction of the problems. | #997055 |
| Missouri ACORN | 424 Manchester St. Louis, MO 63110 |
$6,665 | Organize low income people to fight for and win lead abatement and to increase their awareness of lead dangers. | #997058 |
| Greater St. Louis Lead Poisoning | PO Box 63263 St. Louis, MO 63163 |
$8,835 | Design and market a single, comprehensive resource guide to be used in the primary prevention of lead poisoning. | #997054 |
| Urban League of Greater KC |
1710 Paseo Kansas City, MO 64108 |
$9,500 | Educate low income communities on the use, management, proper handling, and disposal of household hazardous wastes. | #997040 |
| Westside Housing Organization | 919 West 24th Street Kansas City, MO 64108 |
$10,000 | Initiate an environmental awareness campaign to reach a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations with information and training on childhood lead poisoning issues. | #997053 |
