Healthy School Environments
State School Environmental Health Guidelines
Comment Period and Funding Opportunity
Public Review Draft Now Available 
Draft state school environmental health guidelines (110pp, 1.78 MB, About PDF) are currently available for a 45-day public comment period. The guidelines have not been finalized and should not be cited, quoted, or otherwise referenced as representing final EPA guidance.
Comment Submission Deadline: 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT), April 20, 2012.
- View and print Draft Guidelines (110pp, 1.78 MB, About PDF).
- Get information on alternative submission methods.
Funding Opportunity 
Funding Opportunity Title: Building Capacity to Implement EPA Voluntary Guidelines for K-12 State, Tribal and Territorial School Environmental Health Programs
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OCHP-01-2012. More information.
Application Submission Deadline: 5:00 PM EDT, May 1, 2012.
- View and print the Request for Applications (PDF) (28pp, 411 K, About PDF).
- RFA Questions & Answers (PDF) (3pp, 40 K, About PDF).
About the Guidelines
EPA is seeking public comments as it develops voluntary guidelines to help states, tribes, and territories create and implement environmental health programs for K-12 schools. These guidelines are mandated by the federal Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. In carrying out this statutory mandate, EPA consulted with the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services, as well as other EPA school environmental health programs, to develop these voluntary State K-12 School Environmental Health Program Guidelines. The goal of the guidelines is to provide a comprehensive framework for improving the health and well-being of students by creating and sustaining healthy, safe, and productive school environments.
How to Comment on the Draft Guidelines
- View and print the Draft Guidelines (PDF) (110pp, 1.78 MB, About PDF).
- Comments may also be submitted using these alternative methods:
Mail your comments via U.S. Postal Service to the following address:
School Environmental Health Program Guideline Comments (MC 1107T)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Courier your comments to the following address:
EPA School Environmental Health Program Guidelines
Office of Children's Health Protection
EPA West, Room 1144 (MC 1107T)
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-2188
Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Children’s Health Protection announces the following Request for Applications (RFA):
Building Capacity to Implement EPA Voluntary Guidelines for K-12 State, Tribal and Territorial School Environmental Health Programs (PDF) ( 28pp, 411 K, About PDF).
EPA's Draft Guidelines provide the focus for activities that will be funded under this RFA opportunity. EPA's K-12 school environmental health program guidelines are intended to provide a framework through which states, tribes, and territories can establish policies and programs that address the full range of environmental health issues in K-12 school settings.