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Community Tools and Resources Workshops
In order to enhance community capacity to understand and address environmental risks from toxic sources, EPA Region 9 is hosting several Tools and Resources Workshops. Workshop participants learn about:
- Opportunities to apply for EPA and other funds
- Steps and tips for putting together a successful grant application
- Tools and resources for accessing information on environmental risks in your community
- Ideas on how to use this information for community-based decision-making and action
Upcoming Workshops
Tools and Resources to Help Communities Fight Pollution
June 6 at St. Thomas Church, Arvin, CA (Flyer PDF), (1 pg, 297K, About PDF)
June 7 at First Congregational Church of Fresno, Fresno, CA (Flyer PDF), (1 pg, 74K)
Workshop Materials
- Agenda in English | Orden del Día
- Presentation in English (PDF), (68 pp, 2.8M) | La Presentación en Español (PDF), (68 pp, 2.8M)
Past Workshops
For future use.
Resources for Communities
Overview of Grants
Grant Programs
Technical Resources
- The Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Resource Guide
- The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE-EH)
- EPA’s Community Air Screening How-To Manual
- EPA’s Air Toxics Risk Assessment, Volume 3 – Community Scale Assessment (see, in particular, Chapters 10 - 12)
Databases and Tools
- EPA’s National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)
- AirNOW
- EPA’s AirData (emissions and monitoring data)
- EPA’s TRI Explorer
- EPA’s Enviromapper
- EPA’s Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool (EJGAT)
- California Air Resources Board’s Community Health Air Pollution Information System (CHAPIS)
- California Air Resources Board’s emissions inventory