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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,365,297 for Three Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in North Carolina

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,365,297 for Three Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in North Carolina

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $100,000 to University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Team for Drinking Water Research

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $100,000 to University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Team for Drinking Water Research

  • Release Date: July 20, 2022

• EPA Announces Over $3 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

  North Carolina projects to receive approximately $300,000 in funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $3 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Opens $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring

  Air monitoring projects can help foster transparency and accountability to reduce pollution in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring

  • Release Date: December 13, 2021

• Funding Now Available for Locally Focused Environmental Education Grants in the Southeast

  EPA News Release: Funding Now Available for Locally Focused Environmental Education Grants in the Southeast

  • Release Date: October 7, 2021

• EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in the Southeast

  Honorees in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in the Southeast

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA Awards North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University over $1.3 Million to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University over $1.3 Million to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust

  • Release Date: August 9, 2021

• EPA Awards Nearly $4M to Create Research Centers in North Carolina for Early Childhood Developmental Health

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $4M to Create Research Centers in North Carolina for Early Childhood Developmental Health

  • Release Date: July 27, 2021

• EPA Announces $11 Million for Farm-Focused Projects to Improve Water Quality and Environmental Education

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $11 Million for Farm-Focused Projects to Improve Water Quality and Environmental Education

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA Announces $289,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in North Carolina

  Nationally, $9.6 million in grant funding will help communities monitor beach water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $289,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in North Carolina

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• U.S. EPA invites Birmingham Water Works to Apply for a Total of $147 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA invites Birmingham Water Works to Apply for a Total of $147 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• EPA Calls for Nominations for the 2021 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

  Applications due by February 19, 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Calls for Nominations for the 2021 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

  • Release Date: October 28, 2020

• EPA Awards Pollution Prevention Funding to East Carolina University and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

  Nationally, EPA Selects over 40 Organizations to Receive $9.3 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Pollution Prevention Funding to East Carolina University and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• EPA Announces $4 Million in Research Funding to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4 Million in Research Funding to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• EPA Awards $60,000 to Organizations in Georgia and North Carolina for 2020 Environmental Justice Small Grants

  Agency selects 12 organizations to receive $360,000 nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $60,000 to Organizations in Georgia and North Carolina for 2020 Environmental Justice Small Grants

  • Release Date: June 30, 2020