CRCPD is pleased to announce the issuance of 11 mini-grants to state, tribal and local organizations to assist in national efforts to lower the risks from indoor radon. CRCPD received a total of 28 applications from organizations, tribal programs, universities and local health departments. The applications were evaluated by CRCPD’s Committee on Radon, and those chosen for mini-grants were based on the committee’s reviews and scoring, as well as available funding.
Priority were given to applicants interested in conducting activities in one or more of the following areas:
* Projects that increase activity in radon prevention/mitigation in real estate and/or Radon Resistant New Construction (RRNC) activities that are designed to provide real risk reduction in high radon areas;
* Activities that include Radon Action Month; and/or
* Outreach projects that can be sustained or replicated and whose impact will result in a significant increase in visibility, awareness, knowledge, and action.
The organizations and other entities chosen to receive mini-grants this year are as follows:
NAATPN, Inc.
Utah Radon Coalition
Saline County, KS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Energy Association of Iowa Schools
State Hygienic Laboratory University of Iowa
University of Colorado Denver
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Union County Ohio Health Department
American Lung Association-Virginia
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
United States