EPA accepting applications for New England Healthy Communities Grants The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently accepting applications for the next cycle of the New England Healthy Communities Grant Program, which funds projects that promote human health and quality of life while reducing environmental risks.

To receive funding through the Healthy Communities program, projects must address one of the EPA’s five target program areas and must benefit one or more communities in a target investment area. For this cycle, the target program areas are Clean, Green and Healthy Schools, Community and Water Resource Resilience, Healthy Indoor Environments, Healthy Outdoor Environments and Tribal Youth Environmental Programs.