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General EPA Grants Information
We recommend that you first visit the website at www.grants.gov/ 
to search for federal government-wide grant opportunities for which you are eligible. Once you have located an environmentally-related grant opportunity, you may begin the application process. Be sure to make a note of the Funding Opportunity and/or Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awards financial assistance to eligible organizations for specific environmental projects or purposes. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (see “Links to Other Related Information” on our web page) provides detailed information regarding EPA grant programs, including eligibility requirements, types of projects to be funded, available grant amounts, etc. If you meet the criteria for an EPA assistance program and wish to apply for a grant, you must fill out an application and forward it to the appropriate EPA office. Your application will be evaluated, and if it meets EPA standards, a grant may be awarded to your organization to fund the project.
EPA grant funds are available under two broad categories:
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Continuing Program Grants are baseline grant programs awarded primarily to state, local and tribal governments. These grants are available under specific statutes (such as Clean Air Act Section 105, Clean Water Act Section 106, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Section 3011) or under a combination of these programs into a Performance Partnership Grant. The purpose of these grants is to help support ongoing state and tribal environmental programs, such as air, water, and waste.
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Project Grants are available to a broader range of recipients for a wide spectrum of Agency priorities such as pollution prevention, watershed planning, environmental justice, and environmental education. These project grants change from year to year and some of them are managed by EPA HQ in Washington, DC.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a government-wide compendium of financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by the Federal government.
For a complete listing of the grant programs administered by EPA, please access the CFDA website at: http://www.cfda.gov
Below is information about some of EPA Region 4's project grants:
Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal and Estimating Your Budget:
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/recipient/tips.htm
An interactive software tool walks the user through the grant-writing process and helps them learn how to write more competitive grants.
How to contact the EPA Region 4 Grants Office:
Grants and IAG Section
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
phone: 404-562-8400
fax: 404-562-8413
Section Chief
Elaine Curles
404-562-8364
Vacant, Grants Disputes Officer
- Audit (OIG/GAO Liaison)
Operations Team A
Vacant – Team Leader
- GA continuing program & other state-based grants
- Special initiatives
- Policy development/review
- Regulation interpretation
Sharonita Johnson, Grants Specialist
404-562-8311
johnson.sharonita@epa.gov
- FL continuing program & other state-based grants
- Brownfields Job Training grants
- SF Technical Assistance Grants
- Interagency Agreements
Shantel Shelmon, Grants Specialist
404-562-9817
shelmon.shantel@epa.gov
- MS continuing program & other state-based grants
- Interagency Agreements
Dionne Bounds, Grants Specialist
404-562-8374
bounds.dionne@epa.gov
- TN continuing program & other state-based grants
- Tribal grants (all programs)
Margaret Crowe, Grants Specialist
404-562-8687
crowe.margaret@epa.gov
- Brownfields grants (except Brownfields job training)
- Environmental Justice Grants
- Gulf of Mexico Program grants
Laura Fowler, Grants Specialist
404-562-8427
fowler.laura@epa.gov
- KY continuing program & other state-based grants
- Grants/IAG Project Officer Certification
Connie Rutland, Grants Specialist
404-562-8301
rutland.connie@epa.gov
- GA continuing program & other state-based grants
- GA Special Appropriations grants
- Chemical Preparedness grants
Imogene Smith, Grants Clerk (SEE) – AL, FL, GA & MS
404-562-8412
smith.imogene@epa.gov
Operations Team B
Shirley Grayer, Team Leader
404-562-8416
grayer.shirley@epa.gov
- AL continuing program & other state-based grants
- Special initiatives
- Policy development/review
- Regulation interpretation
- FL continuing program & other state-based grants
- Training
Kenny Richardson, Grants Specialist
404-562-9021
richardson.kenny@epa.gov
- NC continuing program & other state-based grants
- Sustainable development grants
- Environmental Education grants
Bill Lundy, Grants Information Management Specialist
404-562-8417
lundy.william@epa.gov
- SC continuing program & other state-based grants
- National Estuary Program grants
- Multimedia Regional Initiatives
- Capacity Building
- SF Redevelopment
- Integrated Grants Management System
- Reports
Sherry Miles, Grants Specialist
404-562-8396
miles.sherry@epa.gov
- AL continuing program & other state-based grants
- AL Special Appropriations grants
- Solid Waste Management grants
Lillian Stewart, Grants Clerk (SEE) - KY, NC, SC & TN
404-562-8261
steward.lillian@epa.gov
Keva Lloyd, Grants Specialist
404-562-8420
lloyd.keva@epa.gov
- American Recovery Act Grants
- Brownfields grants (except Brownfields job training)
Shevella Wilson, Grants Specialist
404-562-8414
wilson.shevella@epa.gov
For information about the contents of this page please contact Shirley Grayer