Grant Program Health and Environment

To enable Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families to educate the public about federal chemicals policy and to significantly improve chemicals management of the largest retailers in the United States.

To use scientific consensus on environmental contributors to neurodevelopmental disorders to generate recommendations for policymakers and health professionals for significantly reducing harm from chemicals exposure, particularly during gestation and the early years of a child’s life.

To secure strong implementation of the Toxic Free Kids Act, and launch a campaign for the nation’s most forward-looking state healthy purchasing program.

To protect human health and the environment from the impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, toxic flame retardants, phthalates, and lead via market and policy change.

To build collaborations and strategies that leverage the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council’s market strength, and position the council for policy impact.

To improve public health through increased use of nontoxic building materials in residential and commercial buildings; improve the impact of the network’s research, tools, and expertise on the building design and construction sectors; and implement plans to achieve long-term financial…

To raise market demand for, and availability of, safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals; cultivate corporate and NGO capacities to transform chemicals management; and diversify revenue through business development.

To ensure that the Chemical Safety Act is interpreted, implemented, and enforced in the most health-protective manner, promoting public transparency and equity in the process.

To reduce or eliminate human and environmental exposure to toxic chemicals by fighting to ensure that science-based, health-protective policies are adopted and effectively implemented with particular attention given to priority chemicals of very high concern.