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• 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

• Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government Receives $330,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  Nationally, $11.6 Million in funding to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S

  EPA News Release: Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government Receives $330,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  Nationally, $11.6 Million in funding to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S

  EPA News Release: Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 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 Selects Four Projects in Kentucky to Receive $1,405,000 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Four Projects in Kentucky to Receive $1,405,000 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Awards $735,000 in School Bus Rebates to School Districts in Kentucky

  Nationally, EPA Awards $10.5 Million to Clean Up 473 School Buses in 40 States

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $735,000 in School Bus Rebates to School Districts in Kentucky

  • Release Date: April 20, 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 Selects the Kentucky Department of Compliance Assistance to Receive $192,000 in Pollution Prevention Grants

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects the Kentucky Department of Compliance Assistance to Receive $192,000 in Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• EPA Supports States in Addressing PFAS Across the Southeast

  Through technical assistance, grants and enforcement, EPA Region 4 assists states, tribes and local communities respond to PFAS challenges

  EPA News Release: EPA Supports States in Addressing PFAS Across the Southeast

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Selects Five Projects in Kentucky to Receive $1.7 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Five Projects in Kentucky to Receive $1.7 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 11, 2020

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Hosts Press Briefing Call on Brownfields Grant Announcement

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Hosts Press Briefing Call on Brownfields Grant Announcement

  • Release Date: May 11, 2020

• EPA Provides Grant Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities in Kentucky Impacted by COVID-19

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides Grant Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities in Kentucky Impacted by COVID-19

  • Release Date: April 30, 2020

• EPA Awards Kentucky $576,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Kentucky $576,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 27, 2020