PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
(1) To support Surveys, Studies and Investigations and Special Purpose assistance associated with Air Quality, Acid Deposition, Drinking Water, Water Quality, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Substances, and Pesticides; (2) to identify, develop and demonstrate necessary pollution control techniques; to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution; and (3) to evaluate the economic and social consequences of alternative strategies and mechanisms for use by those in economic, social, governmental, and environmental management positions.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;
- Water Pollution Control;
- Air Pollution Control;
- Solid Waste Management;
- Pesticides Control;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- U.S. Territories;
- Individual/Family;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Individual/Family;
- Profit organization;