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

Region 9 States
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Nevada
  • Pacific Islands
  • 148 Tribes

On this page:

  • All Current EPA Grant Opportunities (on grants.gov)
  • 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

Contact Title Email Phone
Region 9 Grants Contacts
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

Region 9 (Pacific Southwest): Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations

EPA Grants

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Last updated on March 11, 2025
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