Grants for your Region: Information that is specific to EPA Region 9

EPA’s Pacific Southwest (Region 9) implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.

On this page:

Supplemental Regional Information
Grants Contacts

Supplemental Regional Information

All grantee reporting forms are located on our EPA Grantee Forms page.

Region 9 Grants Handbook

Currently under revision: The EPA Region 9 Grants Handbook addresses the needs of grant applicants and recipients, including key topics related to applying for, managing and closing-out an EPA grant and is intended to complement EPA Grants Management Training and help establish a solid foundation for understanding EPA’s grant requirements.

How to Fast-Track Your Grant Application Package

How to Fastrack Your Grant Application Package for EPA Region 9 Awards Review & Approval (pdf) (209.08 KB, May 25, 2023)
How to Fastrack Your Grant Application Package for EPA Region 9 Awards Review & Approval provides a checklist for an efficient application process.

Region 9 Grant Application Guide

EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Grant Application Guide (pdf) (838.06 KB, March 2025)
This application guide provides handy information to help you start putting together your grant application package and submitting it to EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9).

Region 9 Grant Closeout Checklist for Recipients

Region 9 Grant Closeout Checklist for Recipients (pdf) (283.38 KB, October, 2022)
The EPA Region 9 Closeout Checklist summarizes the grant closeout process and the instructions for submitting recipient documents to the Research Triangle Park Finance Center (RTPFC), the EPA Project Officer and the EPA Grants Specialist to close out a grant that has reached the end of its budget and project lifecycle.

Grants Contacts

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 9 Grants Branch
75 Hawthorne Street, MSD-6
San Francisco, CA 94105

EPA Region 9 Grants Contacts
Contact	Title	Email	Phone
Carolyn Truong	Grants Management Officer	truong.carolyn@epa.gov	(415) 947-4268
Veronica Adams	Senior Grants Specialist	adams.veronica@epa.gov	(415) 972-3677
Katya Obrez	Grants Specialist	obrez.katya@epa.gov	(415) 972-3744
Danielle Carr	Grants Specialist	carr.danielle@epa.gov	(415) 972-3871
Fareed Ali	Senior Grants Specialist	ali.fareed@epa.gov	(415) 972-3665
Susan Chiu	Senior Grants Specialist	chiu.susan@epa.gov	(415) 972-3674
Alba Espitia	Senior Grants Specialist	espitia.alba@epa.gov	(415) 972-3667
Darlene Fernandez	Grants Specialist	fernandez.darlene@epa.gov	(415) 972-3664
Angela Mendiola	Associate Grants Management Officer	mendiola.angela@epa.gov	(415) 972-3284
Kimberli Smith	Grants Specialist	smith.kimberli@epa.gov	(415) 972-3778
Nelly Sun	Senior Grants Specialist	sun.nelly@epa.gov	(415) 972-4327
Martha Villarreal	Senior Grants Specialist	villarreal.martha@epa.gov	(415) 972-3666
Karla Carrillo Castillo	Grants Specialist	carrillocastillo.karla@epa.gov	(415) 972-3372
Norma Douglass	Grants Specialist	douglass.norma@epa.gov	(415) 947-4136
Janelle Freeman	Grants Specialist	freeman.janelle@epa.gov	(415) 972-3399
Matthew Null	Senior Grants Specialist	null.matthew@epa.gov	(213) 244-1827
Mackenzie Whitby	Grants Specialist	whitby.mackenzie@epa.gov	(415) 972-3615
Caitlin Hui	Grants Specialist	hui.caitlin@epa.gov	(415) 972-3364
Eric Tovar	Grants Specialist	tovar.eric@epa.gov	(415) 972-3396