I-US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yamemezela ukuthi i-Ejensi ifuna abafakizicelo bemali eyisigidi esingu-$1 yezibonelelo ezincane zobulungisa bezemvelo okulindeleke ukuthi zikhishwe ngo-2012. Imizamo yobulungiswa bezemvelo ye-EPA ihlose ukuqinisekisa ukuvikelwa okulinganayo kwezemvelo nempilo yabo bonke abantu baseMelika, kungakhathaliseki uhlanga noma isimo senhlalomnotho. Izibonelelo zinika amandla izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ukuthi zenze ucwaningo, zinikeze imfundo, futhi zithuthukise izixazululo ezindabeni zezempilo zendawo nezendawo ezungezile emiphakathini ekhungethwe ukungcola okuyingozi.
Izicelo zoxhasomali zika-2012 sezivuliwe futhi zizovalwa ngoFebhuwari 29, 2012. Abafaka izicelo kumele bafakwe ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi nzuzo noma zezizwe ezisebenzela ukufundisa, ukunika amandla nokwenza imiphakathi yabo iqonde futhi ibhekane nezindaba zendawo zendawo kanye nezempilo yomphakathi. I-EPA izobamba izingcingo ezine zangaphambi kokufaka isicelo ngomhla ka-December 15, 2011, Januwari 12, 2012, Februwari 1, 2012 kanye noFebruwari 15, 2012 ukusiza abafake izicelo baqonde izidingo.
Ubulungiswa bezemvelo busho ukuphathwa ngendlela efanele nokubamba iqhaza okuphusile kwabo bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki uhlanga noma iholo, enqubweni yokuthatha izinqumo kwezemvelo. Kusukela ngo-1994, uhlelo lwezibonelelo ezincane zobulungiswa bezemvelo luhlinzeke ngemali engaphezu kuka-$23 million ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi nzuzo ezizinze emphakathini kanye nohulumeni basekhaya abasebenzela ukubhekana nezindaba zobulungiswa bezemvelo emiphakathini engaphezu kuka-1,200. Izibonelelo zimelela ukuzibophezela kwe-EPA ekwandiseni ingxoxo mayelana nemvelo kanye nokuqhubekisela phambili ubulungiswa bezemvelo emiphakathini ezweni lonke.
Ulwazi olwengeziwe ngohlelo Lwezibonelelo Zobulungiswa Bezemvelo kanye nohlu lwabanikezwa izibonelelo: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html