Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) is a competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment.
Announcements
- CARE Online Grant Writing Tutorial is now available!
- CARE grant proposals due March 16, 2009
EPA is planning to award approximately $3 million in grants, with awards ranging from $75,000 - $295,000. CARE grants help grantees form partnerships, identify and understand varied sources of risk from toxic pollutants, and then prioritize and work to reduce risks through collaborative action.
- CARE informational webcast
The CARE program will conduct three national information sessions for applicants via webcast Registration information is available at www.clu-in.org:
- February 3, 2009, 9:30am - 11:00am (PST)
- February 24, 2009, 9:30am - 11:00am (PST)
- February 27, 2009, 7:00am - 8:30am (PST)
Apply for a CARE grant
2009 Award Schedule
- March 16, 2009 - Proposals Due
- Spring 2009 - Finalists Notified
- Fall 2009 - Awards Made
Local, public non-profit institution/organizations, federally-recognized Indian tribal government, Native American organizations, private non-profit institution/organization, quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization both interstate and intrastate, local government, colleges, and universities could be eligible to apply for CARE funds. State governments or their agencies are not eligible to apply. EPA hopes the CARE partnerships will work with State agencies as partners to support CARE projects and communities, where appropriate.
CARE is a unique community-based, community-driven, multimedia demonstration program designed to help communities understand and reduce risks due to toxic pollutants and environmental concerns from all sources. The CARE grant program works with the eligible entities to help their communities form collaborative partnerships, develop an understanding of the many local sources of risk from toxic pollutants and environmental concerns, set priorities, and identify and carry out projects to reduce risks through collaborative action at the local level. The objective of the CARE grant program is to work collaboratively within the community to investigate the effectiveness of the CARE process--whether this cross-Agency, multi-media program provides greater environmental benefits than either non-collaborative or single media approaches.
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