Central Falls Organization Awarded $30,000 Grant by EPA

Central Falls Organization Awarded $30,000 Grant by EPA

The Childhood Lead Action Project, Inc. of Central Falls has been awarded $30,000 by the US Environmental Protection Agency to address local health and environmental issues in minority and low-income communities. 

The Lead Action Project received funding for its Lead Safe Central Falls program that will work in one of the state's highest risk communities in order to reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning by helping residents address the presence of lead based paint in the community. 

“The Lead Safe Central Falls project, recently funded by the EPA, will go a long way in reducing lead poisoning in one of the poorest communities in Rhode Island. The Childhood Lead Action Project has had success in other communities with EPA funding and we expect to be successful in Central Falls as well," said Roberta Hazen Aaronson, executive director of Lead Safe Central Falls. 

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EPA Grants 

Overall, four New England organizations received grants totaling $120,000. Two organizations from Massachusetts, one from Connecticut and one from Rhode Island, were among a total of 44 organizations across the country given almost #1.3 million to address environmental justice issues nationwide. 

"These funds will help communities across the region understand and address exposure to a variety of environmental harms and risks. EPA is committed to addressing the impacts of climate change so many of the projects supported by this year’s grants will help communities prepare for local climate impacts," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England office. 

Since 1994, EPA's environmental justice small grants program has supported projects to address environmental justice issues in almost 1,500 communities. 

For more information on the grants, click here.