The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applications for its Companies Crushing Pollution Video Challenge.
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Challenge
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
EPA launched a challenge promoting innovation in pollution prevention at industrial and federal facilities. The Challenge invites students and other members of the public, including people who live near industrial facilities, to use the TRI P2 Search Tool to identify a TRI facility that has reported implementing source reduction practices and make a video illustrating how those practices or techniques benefit the business and positively impact communities and the environment.
Funding Information
EPA will award a total of $50,000 in prize money to multiple participants. Awards will be given in three categories: High School, Colleges/Universities, and “Open,” with 8 to 9 awards in each category
- High School – First Place – $5000 (one award).
- Colleges/Universities – First Place – $5000 (one award).
- Open – First Place – $5000 (one award)
Eligibility Criteria
- This challenge is open to high school students (grades 9-12), college students, or other members of the public who live in the United States or its territories. Participants may be individuals or teams.
- Federal employees, children of EPA employees, and children of affiliated state or tribal judging panel members may not enter the challenge. Employees of the companies profiled for this challenge are not eligible to apply.
Video Specifications
- 1 to 3 minutes in total length.
- Source video file must be one of the following formats: MPEG4, 3GPP, MOV, AVI, or WMV
- Either 24 or 30 (29.9) frames per second
- 1080 pixels resolution.
For more information, visit Companies Crushing Pollution Video Challenge.