Total amount of Environmental Protection Agency grants to nonprofit groups by year, according to data the agency provided to the Landmark Legal Foundation under a federal lawsuit and analyzed by The Associated Press.

The totals are for federal fiscal years, which begin Oct. 1.

Year Amount

1993 $167,806,665.00

1994 $168,751,532.00

1995 $206,819,455.00

1996 $162,018,828.00

1997 $212,816,107.00

1998 $248,094,005.00

1999 $248,056,337.00

2000 $265,473,681.00