Urban Initiative Grants

EPA awards grants under the Urban Initiative Program. Urban Initiative grew out of the the
agricultural pesticide, methyl parathion, misuse in states like Mississippi and Tennessee. Methyl
parathion was illegally applied inside homes, schools and churches causing millions of dollars in
clean-up costs along with jail-time fines for the people who illegally applied the pesticide.
Urban Initiative grant dollars are used on projects that help prevent agricultural pesticide misuse
in the urban setting. The grants have also addressed the area of unregistered, illegal pesticides
imported into the United States for use in homes.

EPA's Region 3, which works with the states of DE, DC, MD, PA, VA and WV, provides highlights of some of its urban initiative efforts under its "Inspector Training Programs."

News related to some urban initiative grants in the states of AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC
and TN is available in the "Alphabet Soup" newsletter from EPA Region 4.

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