K-12 Schools

Roughly 20% of Americans spend a good portion of their day in elementary and secondary schools. The day-to-day operations of these schools, as well as how they are designed, maintained, and renovated, may all have environmental and health impacts on the occupants and the surrounding community.

In January 2008, EPA New England released a brochure to help school employees and parents recognize potential environmental health issues at schools:
Healthy Schools: Lessons For A Clean Environment (PDF) (16 pp., 999 KB, about PDF)

For links to some resources on school environmental issues from state agencies and other organizations in New England

Visit our schools topic page for a listing of some regional and national programs

For information about EPA New England's efforts within K-12 schools, please contact Joan Jouzaitis (Jouzaitis.Joan@epa.gov or (617) 918-1846).

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Access the New Healthy School Environments Assessement Tool (SEAT) Version 2

EPA's Healthy School Environments is your one-stop location for information and links from around the country on environmental health issues in schools.

FY 2009 Massachusetts DEP Municipal Sustainability Grant Program

Program to address a range of topics including school chemical management and cleanout, idling reduction campaigns, and diesel vehicle retrofit equipment.
This year's request for applications has closed.

Northeast Diesel Collaborative Emissions Reduction
Over $5 million in grants and innovative financing was made available to reduce diesel emissions and improve public health in EPA Regions 1 and 2.
This year's request for applications has closed.

Healthy Community Grant Program
Target program areas include K-12 schools
This year's request for applications has closed.

Toxics Use Reduction Institute Community Grant Program

$1,000 (Tier I) or $15,000 (Tier II) of funding for projects that raise awareness, understanding the implementation of toxics use reduction at the local level.
This year's request for applications has closed.

2008 Community Action for a Renewed Environment Cooperative (CARE) Grant Program
CARE is designed to help communities understand and reduce risks due to toxics and environmental pollutants.
This year's request for applications has closed.

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