National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program 2025 (United States)

Goals 

All activities must support one or more of the following agency goals and objectives:

• Goal 1 – Tackle the Climate Crisis;
  • Reduce Emissions that Cause Climate Change;
  • Accelerate Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts;
  • Advance International and Subnational Climate Efforts;
• Goal 2 – Take Decisive Action to Advance Environmental Justice and Civil Rights;
  • Promote Environmental Justice and Civil Rights at the Federal, Tribal, State and Local Levels;
• Goal 3 – Enforce Environmental Laws and Ensure Compliance;
  • Detect Violations and Promote Compliance;
• Goal 4 – Ensure Clean and Healthy Air for All Communities;
  • Improve Air Quality and Reduce Localized Pollution and Health Impacts;
  • Reduce Exposure to Radiation and Improve Indoor Air;
• Goal 5 – Ensure Clean and Safe Water for All Communities;
  • Ensure Safe Drinking Water and Reliable Water Infrastructure;
  • Protect and Restore Waterbodies and Watersheds;
• Goal 6 – Safeguard and Revitalize Communities;
  • Clean Up and Restore Land for Productive Uses and Healthy Communities;
  • Reduce Waste and Prevent Environmental Contamination;
  • Prepare for and Respond to Environmental Emergencies; and
• Goal 7 – Ensure Safety of Chemicals for People and the Environment
  • Ensure Chemical and Pesticide Safety; and
  • Promote Pollution Prevention.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,500,000
• Award Ceiling: $600,000

Eligibility Criteria

• Only these types of organizations may apply:
  • Federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages.
  • Inter-Tribal Consortia of federally recognized Tribes.
  • States.
  • U.S. Territories (i.e., American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of Columbia, Guam, Palau, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands).
  • Instrumentality of a State or Tribe (i.e., some regional air pollution control districts or public/Tribal universities)
    • Entities asserting they are agencies or instrumentalities of a state must provide a letter from the appropriate state Attorney General (AG) certifying the applicant is an agency or instrumentality of the state.
    • Entities asserting they are instrumentalities of a Tribe must provide a certification and supporting documentation from the Tribal council or other appropriate tribal government official certifying they are an instrumentality of the Tribe.
    • EPA will not accept or review an application which does not include the required documentation.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.