International Compliance and Enforcement Projects

This program has been terminated. The primary purpose of this program is to support projects that protect human health and the environment while advancing U.S. national interests through international environmental collaboration on environmental compliance and enforcement. International capacity building plays a key role in protecting human health, communities and the environment by providing technical cooperation to help countries improve environmental compliance and enforcement. The Office of Environmental Enforcement and Compliance (OECA) works to transfer appropriate compliance and enforcement tools and techniques to key countries and regions as we collaborate with partners to improve compliance with domestic environmental laws in those countries. In Fiscal Year 2026 OECA will continue efforts to strengthen domestic, regional, and global networks on criminal and civil/administrative enforcement, build capacity in developing countries to monitor and enforce compliance with environmental laws, and share information with countries on targeting and advanced monitoring tools, environmental justice and enforcement, and addressing climate change. OECA plays a key role in ensuring trade-related activities support environmental protection, particularly related to effective enforcement of environmental laws. Initiatives relating to environmental trade and investment are carried out bilaterally, multilaterally or in connection with multilateral institutions such as the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) and associated regional networks,...

Assistance under this program is generally available to States and local governments, territories and possessions, foreign governments, international organizations, Indian Tribes, and possessions of the U.S., including the District of Columbia, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions, which submit applications proposing projects with significant technical merit and relevance to EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's mission. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Policy for Competition of Assistance Agreements.

Fiscal year 2025: The types of activities previously funded include, but are not limited to: designing, producing, collecting and/or distributing promotional materials, presentations, academic papers, proceedings, newsletters, press releases, and other material to help promote the INECE goals; capacity building supported through regular engagement of the regional networks and participants through meetings, information exchanges, access to resources (website, webinars, online training, etc.); updating and maintaining the website and associated social media pages; and organizing regular communications among regional and topical networks and exchange of work-programs. To view examples of the types of projects funded, and to learn more about the activities associated with this assistance listing, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement and https://inece.org/.