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Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Program

Pollution Prevention (P2) grants provide technical assistance to businesses in order to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices (also known as “pollution prevention” or “P2”). P2 means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. In keeping with the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, EPA is encouraging P2 because implementing these approaches can result in reductions in toxic pollutants, the use of water, energy and other raw materials, while also lowering business costs. P2 grants are awarded to states, state entities (colleges and universities recognized as instrumentalities of the state), the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the U.S., and federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortia.

Hear EPA’s Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, Jennie Romer, discuss the FY 2022-2023 P2 grants:

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P2 Grant Program Funding Availability

EPA released two P2 Grant Funding Availability Announcements for FY 2022 – FY 2023, the application period has closed.

  1. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-001: Approximately $9.38 million in total federal pollution prevention grant funding over a two-year funding cycle ($4.69 million in FY 2022 funds and $4.69 million in FY 2023 funds). Individual grant awards could be up to $800,000 for the two-year funding period or $400,000 funded per year. Cost share/match requirement is fifty percent. Federally-recognized tribes and intertribal consortia that receive a P2 grant award and place the approved workplan into a performance partnership agreement will have their cost share/match requirement reduced from fifty percent to zero.
     
  2. EPA-I-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2022-001: Through funds provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $13.9 million in total federal pollution prevention grant funding to support a two-year P2 grant agreement (FY 2022 and FY 2023). Grants will be fully funded at the initial award with a maximum individual award ceiling of $350,000. There will be no cost share/match requirements and assistance agreements are ineligible for inclusion into performance partnership grant agreements.

P2 Grant Program Applications and Resources

Quick Facts for P2 Grants
  • Eligibility: States, state entities (colleges and universities recognized as instrumentalities of the state), the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the U.S., and federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortia.
  • Match requirement under FON: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-001: 50 percent match; for tribal governments that place P2 grant activities into a performance partnership grant (PPG) agreement, the match for the tribe gets reduced to 0 percent. Please refer to the RFA for complete information.
  • Match requirement under FON: EPA-I-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2022-001: No match requirement. Grants are ineligible for inclusion in performance partnership grant (PPG) agreements.
  • Review of applications: Along with other requirements that are noted in the RFAs, applications must address one of the following statutory/regulatory criteria to merit further review.
    • Provide technical assistance and/or training to businesses/facilities about source reduction techniques to help them adopt and implement source reduction approaches, and to increase the development, adoption, and market penetration of greener products and sustainable manufacturing practices.
    • Identify, develop, document and share P2 best management practices and innovations so this information may inform future technical assistance, and these P2 approaches and outcomes may be replicated by others.
  • Number and range of awards: 
    • FON: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-001: Up to 20 awards. Individual grant awards in the range of approximately $40,000-$800,000 for the two-year funding period (or between $20,000-$400,000 incrementally funded per year).
    • FON: EPA-I-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2022-001: Up to 50 awards. The maximum individual award funding ceiling is $350,000 for the two-year grant period. Awards funded in full upon issuing the assistance agreements.

Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grant Program

SRA Grant Program Funding Availability

EPA Regions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 issued a Request for Application (RFA) for eligible entities to implement pollution prevention projects through the SRA grant program. SRA grants can support research, experiments, surveys, demonstration projects, education and training related to source reduction approaches which is also known as “pollution prevention” or “P2”.

SRA Grant Program Applications and Resources 

Quick Facts for SRA Grants
  • Eligibility: Eligible applicants include States, local, interstate, and intrastate government agencies and instrumentalities, federally recognized tribes, inter-tribal consortia and non-profit organizations formed under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (not 501(c)(4) organizations that lobby). All projects must take place within the geographic boundaries of one of the EPA Regions announcing this solicitation (3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10). 
  • Match requirement: 5 percent match.
  • Review of Applications: The Regions are particularly interested in receiving applications for projects that promote practical source reduction practices, tools, and training on P2 approaches to measurably improve human health and the environment by reducing the use of hazardous substances, reducing toxic pollutants, reducing resource use (e.g., water and energy) and reducing expenditures and liability costs to businesses, non-profit organizations and/or communities. Suggested project types are provided in the RFA.
  • Range of awards: EPA anticipates awarding 8-27 awards ranging from $40,000-$250,000, with up to a total of $1,135,000 in federal funds available across Regions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10. The number of awards is subject to the availability of funds, the quality of applications received and other applicable considerations. The amount and range of funding for each region is available in section II.A of the RFA. 
  • Average number of grants issued over a 2-year funding cycle: 8-27

P2 and SRA Grants Get Results

Between 2011-2020, the EPA’s P2 Program issued 504 assistance grants for $54.1 million, which helped American businesses identify, develop, and adopt P2 approaches resulting in the following benefits (calculated over a 4-year rolling period to account for the reoccurring benefits the P2 actions provide):

2 billion savings, 814 mil lbs hazardous material, 45.5 billions gallons water, 18.6 million metric tons GHGs, 28.4 billion kWh

Explore additional annual environmental and costs saving results from the P2 and SRA Grant Programs.

Guidance for Reporting Grant Outcomes and Outputs

EPA Grant Guidance

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Last updated on May 26, 2022