Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) awards are issued annually, subject to Congressional appropriation and the quality of proposals received. Applications Due May 28, 2015.

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued Request for Proposals stating that EPA’s Regional Pollution Prevention (P2) Program Offices collectively anticipate having approximately $1,200,000 in total grant funds in Fiscal Year 2015 to issue SRA grants.  SRA awards will be issued in the form of grants and/or cooperative agreements. Award selection, funding and grant oversight will be managed by the Regions. The announcement was posted on April 17 on www.grants.gov (EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-004) and is available at http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/srap/srap15.pdf. Collectively, the Regions are interested in funding projects that support the P2 Program’s National Emphasis Areas – 1) Climate Change Mitigation/Prevention of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2) Food Manufacturing and 3) State or Community Approaches to Hazardous Materials Source Reduction. Proposals will need to demonstrate P2/source reduction through surveys, studies, research, investigation, experimentation, education, training and/or innovative practices. Proposals that principally support recycling, clean-up, treatment, disposal and/or energy recovery efforts (e.g., incinerating solid waste to generate electricity) will not be considered for funding.