I-Arhente yoKhuseleko lokusiNgqongileyo yase-US (i-EPA) ibhengeze ukuba i-Arhente ifuna abafaki-zicelo kwi-1 yezigidi zeedola kubulungisa bokusingqongileyo izibonelelo ezincinci ezilindeleke ukuba zinikezelwe ngo-2012. Iinzame ze-EPA zobulungisa bokusingqongileyo zijolise ekuqinisekiseni ukukhuselwa okulinganayo kokusingqongileyo kunye nempilo kubo bonke abantu baseMelika, kungakhathaliseki ukuba baluphi uhlanga okanye isimo sentlalo zoqoqosho. Ezi nkxaso-mali zenza ukuba imibutho engenzi ngeniso iqhube uphando, ibonelele ngemfundo, ize iphuhlise izisombululo kwimiba yezempilo yengingqi kunye nokusingqongileyo kuluntu olusindwa lungcoliseko oluyingozi.
Izicelo zenkxaso-mali zika-2012 ngoku zivuliwe kwaye ziya kuvalwa nge-29 kaFebruwari, 2012. Abafaki-zicelo kufuneka bafakwe kwimibutho engenzi ngeniso okanye imibutho yezizwe esebenza ukufundisa, ukuxhobisa kunye nokwenza ukuba uluntu lwabo luqonde kwaye lulungise imiba yendawo yendalo kunye nempilo yoluntu. I-EPA iya kubamba iminxeba emine yangaphambi kwesicelo nge-teleconference ngoDisemba 15, 2011, Januwari 12, 2012, Februwari 1, 2012 kunye noFebruwari 15, 2012 ukunceda abafaki-zicelo baqonde iimfuno.
Ubulungisa bokusingqongileyo buthetha impatho enobulungisa kunye nokubandakanyeka okunentsingiselo kwabo bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki uhlanga okanye umvuzo, kwinkqubo yokwenza izigqibo ngokusingqongileyo. Ukusukela ngo-1994, inkqubo yezibonelelo zobulungisa bokusingqongileyo ibonelele ngenkxaso-mali engaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-23 zeedola kwimibutho engenzi nzuzo esekwe kuluntu kunye noorhulumente basekhaya abasebenza ukujongana nemiba yobulungisa kokusingqongileyo kwiindawo ezingaphezulu kwe-1,200. Ezi nkxaso-mali zibonisa ukuzibophelela kwe-EPA ekwandiseni incoko malunga nokusingqongileyo nokuqhubela phambili ubulungisa bendalo esingqongileyo kuluntu kwisizwe siphela.
Ulwazi oluthe vetshe ngeNkqubo yeSibonelelo esiNcinci sokusiNgqongileyo kunye noluhlu lwababoneleli: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html