Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA HQ OPPT 2020 001
The FY 2020 to FY 2021 Pollution Prevention Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number EPA HQ OPPT 2020 001) is a discretionary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding opportunity designed to support two-year projects that help businesses prevent pollution at the source. The program focuses on practical, on-the-ground technical assistance delivered to companies and facilities, such as providing training, tools, information resources, and direct guidance that enables them to identify and adopt source reduction practices. In EPA terms, "pollution prevention" or "P2" means stopping pollutants before they are created or released, rather than managing pollution after it enters a waste stream through recycling, treatment, or disposal. This emphasis aligns with the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, which promotes reducing pollution at its origin as a more effective and often cheaper approach than cleanup or end-of-pipe controls.
At its core, the grant competition is intended to accelerate real operational changes in business practices that reduce toxic pollutants and lower the overall environmental footprint of industrial and commercial activity. By helping facilities redesign processes, substitute safer materials, improve efficiency, or otherwise minimize waste and emissions, P2 projects can cut the use of water, energy, and raw materials while also reducing costs for participating businesses. The grant is therefore framed not only as an environmental protection initiative, but also as a competitiveness and efficiency strategy for the private sector, since preventing waste typically reduces purchasing, handling, and disposal expenses.
Funding is provided through grants and cooperative agreements under the EPA's environmental assistance authorities (CFDA 66.708). Awards under this competition have an award ceiling of $500,000, and EPA anticipated making approximately 40 awards. The projects are structured as two-year assistance agreements, indicating that applicants should plan for a defined project period with clear deliverables, measurable outcomes, and a technical assistance approach that reaches businesses in a way that leads to adoption of source reduction practices rather than only raising awareness.
Eligibility is aimed at public and tribal governmental entities that are positioned to deliver regional or statewide P2 assistance. Specifically, eligible applicants include states, state entities, federally recognized tribes, and intertribal consortia (with the listing "Others" in the opportunity summary clarified by the text noting these specific eligible categories). The opportunity was created on January 28, 2020, with an original closing date of March 31, 2020, and applicants were directed to consult Section IV of the official announcement for detailed submission instructions and any additional requirements tied to application content and process.
In practical terms, this grant opportunity supports organizations that can act as technical assistance providers to businesses, helping translate pollution prevention concepts into implementable changes in operations. Competitive proposals would typically be expected to show how the applicant will deliver assistance (for example, targeted outreach, sector-based training, on-site assessments, or decision-support tools), what kinds of source reduction measures will be promoted, how business participation will be recruited and supported, and how results will be tracked. The overall intent is to produce measurable reductions in pollution and resource use by moving prevention upstream, before waste and emissions are created.Apply for EPA HQ OPPT 2020 001
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2020 – FY 2021 Pollution Prevention Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.708.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 28, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2020 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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