Advance Program
The Advance Program supports states, tribes and local governments that want to take proactive steps to keep their air clean by promoting local actions to reduce ozone and/or fine particle pollution.
Basic Information
Participation
Funding & Recognition
- EPA National Student Design Competitions for Air Quality, Sustainable and Healthy Communities - deadline Dec. 11, 2018.
- EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge - deadline Dec. 14, 2018.
- EPA Environmental Justice Small Grants - deadline Feb. 15, 2019.
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality New Technology Implementation Grants - deadline Dec. 14, 2018.
- Dept. of Agriculture Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program - applications accepted year-round; certain applications due April 1, 2019.
- EPA Tribal Clean Diesel Funding Assistance - deadline April 3, 2019, webinar Feb. 21, 2019 2pm EST, register here.
- Grants 101 Tutorial
Resources
- National Emissions Inventory - online, interactive report displaying the latest NEI data
- Supplemental Information for Ozone Advance Areas Based On Pre-Existing National Modeling Analyses
- Exit
- Dept. of Energy Better Buildings ChallengeExit
Training & Education
- EPA-ITEP Webinar, A Tribal-Federal Showcase of Indoor Air and Healthy Homes Resources for Tribal Outreach, Dec. 12, 2018 1pm ET
- Dept. of Agriculture Webinar, Rekindling the Forest in Our City: A Story of Research, Responsibility and Care, Dec. 12, 2018 1-2:15pm ET
- EPA Webinar, Updating the Port Emissions Inventory Guidance, Dec. 13, 2018 2-3pm ET
- ***EPA Travel Efficiency Assessment Method Technical Assistance, application available here, deadline for letters of interest: Jan. 11, 2019, address to simons.mark@epa.gov***
- Dept. of Energy Webinar, Rethinking Traditional Finance: How Efficiency-as-a-Service Unlocks New Potential for Business, April 2, 2019 3-4pm EDT
- EPA Heat Island Program
- EPA BurnWise Program
- Process for Submitting EPA Grant Proposals - webinar recordings available here.
- Educational Materials about Air Quality
- EPA Air Quality Flag Program
- Dept. of Energy STEM Resources for K-12 Students