Pollution Prevention Grant Program

General Information
National Grant Guidance
Grant Summaries
Grant Products
Grant Reporting Form

EPA created the P2 grant program under the authority of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. The grant program provides matching funds to state and tribal programs to support P2 activities across all environmental media and to develop state programs. EPA believes state-based environmental programs have the best opportunity to promote P2 because states have closer, more direct contact with industry and are more aware of local needs.

The purpose of the P2 grant program is to give state programs the capability to assist businesses and industries in identifying better environmental strategies and solutions for complying with federal and state environmental regulations. It also aims to improve business competitiveness without increasing environmental impacts. The majority of PPIS grants fund state-based projects for technical assistance, training, outreach, education, regulatory integration, data collection, research, demonstration projects, and recognition programs.

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General Information

P2 Grant Funding Statistics
Provides an overview of EPA funding for the P2 grant program since its inception in 1988. Includes an analysis of funding by organization type, sectors targeted, and activities conducted. Also includes a state-by-state overview of funding and activities conducted with links to grant descriptions.

Pollution Prevention Incentives for States brochure
(EPA 742-F-93-002)
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Provides a general overview of pollution prevention and PPIS grant program.

Pollution Prevention Incentives for States guide
(EPA 742-K-93-001)
PDF | TEXT
Highlights grant recipients by describing some of their common activities and achievements in promoting P2 technical assistance and training.

National Grant Guidance

2003 Federal Register
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The notice dated March 10, 2003 announcing the availability of approximately $5 million in state and tribal grant dollars in fiscal year 2003.

2003 Grant Guidance
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Describes the criteria by which EPA will award the Pollution Prevention grants. It includes an overview of the program, the national criteria, examples of activities that address the criteria and the award process.

2002 Federal Register
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The notice dated April 16, 2002 announcing the availability of approximately $5 million in state and tribal grant dollars in fiscal year 2002.

FY2002 Grant Guidance
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Describes the criteria by which EPA will award the Pollution Prevention grants. It includes an overview of the program, the national criteria, examples of activities that address the criteria and the award process.

PPIS Grant Reporting Form
This is a suggested reporting format for the P2 grant program. The fields in this form correspond with the Grant tracking program used by the Project Officers.

EPA P2 Coordinators
This page lists contact information for pollution prevention coordinators in each EPA region and includes links to EPA regional P2 Web sites.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
If you are interested in obtaining federal grant dollars and are ineligible for P2 grant funds, the federal government has numerous grant programs available that might address your particular needs. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance information is available online.

Grant Summaries

PPIS Assessment Study: Executive Summary
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This executive summary describes how PPIS grantees used EPA funds to stimulate and enhance pollution prevention awareness and initiatives throughout the country.

PPIS Grant Program: Assessment Study (Full Report)
Part One: Contents, Chapters 1-4 (PDF)
Part Two: Chapter 5 (case studies) (PDF)
Part Three: Appendices (PDF)
This report documents the full range of activities funded by the PPIS grant program during its first five years. The report also explains how states are using PPIS funding to support activities that promote pollution prevention and how states are combining regulatory and voluntary approaches towards pollution prevention.

PPIS Grant Summaries
A summary of each of the PPIS grants awarded, grouping them by the year they were awarded, is presented below:

1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 , 2001 , 2002, 2003, 2004

Grant Products

P2 at POTWs
(EPA 742-F-94-001)
PDF | TEXT
This brochure presents five case studies from EPA grants awarded to states to demonstrate how municipal Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) can promote source reduction activities to industrial and business dischargers through pretreatment programs and facility operations.

Analysis of PPIS Grants
This analysis compiles all the PPIS grants per state. It lists who were the major grantees in the state, summarizes the total PPIS funding in the state and the activities conducted with the grants, and provides a synopsis of the major p2 activities managed by the state.

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