The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is offering a special project opportunity of up to $4,950 each to eligible entities to support and expand upon Environmental Health Risk Assessment Program’s (EHRAP’s) efforts to engage with and educate early care and education providers on the impact environmental hazards have on public health.
Donor Name: Rhode Island Department of Health
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Through EHRAP’s Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education (CSPECE) program, RIDOH aims to assist licensed child care providers and staff in taking steps to choose safe locations and protect children and staff from hazardous chemicals and contaminants at existing sites. Funded through the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR’s) Cooperative Agreement Program, CSPECE offers technical assistance and educational materials to licensed early care and education providers and the agencies and organizations that support this population.
Grant Period
RIDOH suggests a four-month project period but welcomes alternative proposals that will enable organizations to achieve special project opportunity deliverables.
Eligible Projects
Examples of projects eligible for funding include:
- Assisting center-based care providers in evaluating environmental hazards at a potential new early care and education site.
- Providing training on identifying and mitigating environmental hazards to staff of a nonprofit organization which works directly with early care and education providers.
- Developing training for Spanish-speaking family-based early-care providers on transitioning to greener cleaning supplies.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants must be affiliated with or a part of a nonprofit, school, community-based agency, coalition, and/or grassroots organization that has a Federal Employer Identification Number or Federal Tax Identification Number. For-profit entities are not eligible.
- RIDOH will fund eligible entities to conduct outreach and education activities that amplify and complement its federally funded efforts. These efforts may target either center-based or home-based care providers licensed by the Rhode Island Department for Human Services (RI DHS).
For more information, visit RIDOH.
