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EPA Announces Rowan University to Receive $350,000 award Grant to Help
Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda
Glassboro, NJ – (Nov 12, 2024) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency announced Rowan University has been selected to receive nearly $350,000
in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt
pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities.
Rowan University’s project focuses on the reduction of specialty chemicals
with high global warming potential. Many of these chemicals are used in the
electric power industry and in microelectronics processing.  Pollution
prevention is achieved via reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy
utilization, material use, hazardous wastes, as well as cost savings, and the
innovative integration of all the above when taken together creates greener
facilities that could serve as role models for allied industries to follow.
  Rowan University is currently working with one of the largest domestic
providers of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) for equipment used by electric
utilities. Rowan also plans to coordinate with the Electric Power Research
Institute to leverage the research that has been done in the past.
“Thanks to President Biden and Vice President Harris’ leadership, EPA has
provided unprecedented support for innovative approaches that prevent
pollution and protect the environment,” said EPA Office of Chemical Safety
and Pollution Prevention Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution
Prevention Jennie Romer. “Empowering businesses through these grant projects
is a win-win that protects communities while also cutting costs for
businesses.”
Rowan University has decided that their primary target for EPA funded work
will be working with the life cycle of fluorinated compounds such as SF6,
C2F6, CHF3, and C4F8 related to the operations of their industrial partner,
which is one of the largest domestic providers of sulfur hexafluoride —a
potent greenhouse gas used in equipment by electric utilities. The university
plans to engage with a local electric utility and a chemical manufacturer that
holds approximately 10% of the market share in this sector. Furthermore, they
are leveraging previous research conducted by the Electric Power Research
Institute to enhance the effectiveness and implementation of their
initiatives.
The project aims to achieve broad pollution prevention goals by reducing
greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing energy utilization, decreasing material
use, and lowering hazardous waste production. In addition, the project seeks
to generate significant cost savings and foster the integration of sustainable
practices to modernize facilities, creating role models for other industries
to follow.  Rowan’s technical assistance will be on the processing of the
chemicals of SF6, C2F6, CHF3, and C4F8 and on the use of alternatives of these
compounds. It is expected that improvements in processing will also reduce
energy requirements through efficiencies in chemical processing.
In total, EPA announced 48 selectees across the country that will collectively
receive nearly $19 million in grants to support states, Tribal Nations, and
U.S. territories in providing technical assistance to businesses to develop
and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. Thanks to
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, nearly half of the funds
awarded this year were made available with no cost share/match requirement.
Pollution prevention, also known as P2 or source reduction, is any practice
that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source prior to
recycling, treatment, or disposal. Preventing pollution at the source rather
than managing waste afterwards is an important way to support American
business’ efforts to reduce costs, while protecting communities from
exposure to toxic chemicals and conserving natural resources. These practices
are essential for protecting health, improving environmental
conditions–including in and around disadvantaged communities–and
preserving natural resources like wetlands, groundwater sources, and other
critical ecosystems.
Between 2011-2022, EPA’s Pollution Prevention program issued over 500 grants
totaling more than $54 million, which have helped businesses identify,
develop, and adopt P2 approaches. These approaches have resulted in 31.9
billion kWh in energy savings, eliminated 20.8 million metric tons of
greenhouse gases, saved 52 billion gallons of water, reduced 1 billion pounds
of hazardous materials, and saved businesses more than $2.3 billion.
The agency expects to award funds once all legal and administrative
requirements are satisfied. Once awarded, selected grantees will document and
share P2 best practices that they identify and develop through these grants,
so that others can replicate these practices and outcomes. Each selected
grantee will also develop at least one case study during the grant period on
P2 practices that are new or not widely known or adopted, or where detailed
information on the P2 practices could benefit other businesses or P2 technical
assistance providers.
The grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be fully funded
upon being awarded, with individual grant awards as high as $350,000. Grants
that are a part of the traditional P2 grants program will be funded over a
two-year funding cycle and require a cost share/match of fifty percent.
EPA’s Pollution Prevention Grant Program advances President Biden’s
Justice40 Initiative which set a goal to deliver 40% of the overall benefits
from certain federal investments to disadvantaged communities that are
marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. The full list
of selections can be found below, and the selected project summaries can be
found on EPA’s Pollution Prevention website.
Background
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a historic $100 million
investment in EPA’s P2 Program, more than doubling the funding for P2
grants. The first round of 39 awards funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law was announced in September 2022 and the second round of 24 awards was
announced October 2023.
The list of selections can be found below, and the selected project summaries
can be found on EPA’s Pollution Prevention website.
Read more about P2 and EPA’s P2 Grant Program.
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For further information: Contact: Carlos Vega, (646) 988-2996,
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