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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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