State Engagement Numbers and Highlights

The State Engagement Numbers & Highlights infographic highlights the Office of Research and Development's work with states including annual data (webinar series, meetings with states, PFAS Science Calls) and recent highlights (research planning and collaborative projects). View the infographics below, or read the text of the information contained in the graphics.

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2024 Webinars, Meetings, Calls

Tools and Resources Webinar Series

11 science webinars
6 training webinars
10,000+ webinar participants
5,000+ certificates of attendance earned
30,000+ webinar recording views to date
28,000+ webinar listserv subscribers

Meetings with States and Regions

8 meetings with state environmental & health agencies (Regions 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, Florida DEP, Idaho DEQ, and Oregon DEQ
116 action items completed within 30 days of the meeting
1 multi-day, in-person meeting with the ERIS Board

Regular Calls with States and Tribes

Bimonthly PFAS Science Call
- 48 participating states and territories
- 600+ listserv subscribers
Quarterly One Health Community of Practice
- 32 participating states
- 250+ listserv subscribers

Research Planning and Collaborative Projects

State Engagement in Strategic Research Planning & Implementation

FY23-26 Strategic Research Action Plans
- Published first-ever State Engagement Focus Product Portfolio (FY23-26)
  - 123 products identified across all research programs that closely align with state interests
    - 7 Product Portfolio rollout meetings with state partnership groups featuring expected research products and their anticipated impact for states
- Continued state participation on 27 Research Area Coordination Teams
- Read the Strategic Research Action Plans

Collaborating with our State Partners

Our Key State Partners
- ECOS/ERIS: Environmental Council of the States/Environmental Research Institute of the States
  - Addressing identified state environmental research needs
  - Participated in 5 state research needs calls for the 2024 ERIS survey
- ITRC: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
  - Support for Tire Anti-Degradants (6PPD), Microplastics Outreach Toolkit, and Sustainable Chemistry Teams
  - 26 ORD reps on 2024 teams
- ASTHO: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
  - Support joint efforts pertaining to environmental health
  - Increased participation of State Environmental Health Directors in region-state meetings
- AFWA: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
  - Partnering on chronic wasting disease test methods and One Health
  - EPA staff on 11 of AFWA’s working committees
Environmental Health Projects
- 8 joint projects with ECOS & ASTHO completed to date
- 7 projects completed by ASTHO to date supported by our cooperative agreement
  - Topics: Communities, HABs, Resiliency, Wildfires, COVID, PFAS, Drinking Water and One Health
EPA Research Partner Support Stories
- 100+ active stories highlighting EPA research to support states, Tribes and communities
- Work in all 50 states and territories across the nation!
- 4 new YouTube videos featuring ORD collaborations with our ECOS state partners