[CPEO-BIF] U.S. EPA Cooperative Agreements to Support Communities Affected by the BP Oil Spill

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Overview

The environmental justice cooperative agreements are designed to support 
communities in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas that 
are directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of 
Mexico. They will provide funding to incorporated local non-profit 
community-based organizations - including faith-based organizations, 
environmental justice networks, and local Native American tribal 
governments. They are intended to assist local communities facing 
environmental justice challenges and help develop educational materials 
and strategies on how to address and adapt to the spill's long-term effects.

EPA developed this program after meeting with local organizations in the 
Gulf Region and learning that there is a need for technical assistance 
to support educational outreach to communities affected by the BP oil 
spill. Providing grant funding directly to local organizations will help 
to ensure that information is distributed through trusted networks of 
communication and from organizations that will continue to support 
efforts to rebuild in the wake of disaster.

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For more information, see 
http://epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/bp-spill-grants.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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