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• EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• Five Nebraska School Districts and One Bus Company Receiving $250,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Five Nebraska School Districts and One Bus Company Receiving $250,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  Includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  $12 million available for historically underserved farm-focused projects in Gulf of Mexico watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Awards Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition Nearly $660,000 for Diesel Emission Reductions

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition Nearly $660,000 for Diesel Emission Reductions

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $63 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Nebraska

  Administrator announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations, calls for prioritizing underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $63 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA awards $886,000 grant to District of Columbia for canopies to reduce harmful runoff from municipal trucks

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $886,000 grant to District of Columbia for canopies to reduce harmful runoff from municipal trucks

  • Release Date: November 30, 2021

• EPA awards $1 million to the District of Columbia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million to the District of Columbia to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $1 million research grant to Arlington, Va. group to support small drinking water systems

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Announces $263,000 Grant for Nebraska to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $263,000 Grant for Nebraska to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2021

• City of Lincoln, Nebraska, Selected for $800,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Address Contaminated Properties

  EPA News Release: City of Lincoln, Nebraska, Selected for $800,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Address Contaminated Properties

  • Release Date: May 21, 2021

• EPA Awards Four Nebraska School Districts $100,000 for Older Diesel Bus Replacement

  $10.5 million to clean up 473 school buses in 40 states

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Four Nebraska School Districts $100,000 for Older Diesel Bus Replacement

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021