This $420,297 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities in Vermont.
The primary goal is to support childcare providers serving immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers/asylees in the Burlington-Winooski area, one of the more...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Center For Whole Communities, Inc. under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (EJSG, CFDA 66.604) to establish the Vermont Environmental Justice Network. The Network will increase transparency and meaningful public engagement on environmental justice issues in Vermont by forging connections among overburdened communities, community leaders, and state/local decision-makers. Funding will support...
The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312). The funding will support the Healthy Homes and Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) Neighborhoods Project, which aims to expand awareness and access to housing improvement programs and federal funding sources for low-income residents in underserved neighborhoods on Milwaukee's north...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Health Resources In Action, Inc. (HRIA) to serve as the Region 1 grantmaker for the EPA's Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615). This funding, provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will support HRIA in designing and managing a comprehensive environmental justice grant program. HRIA will partner with two core partners, Alternatives for Community and...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will provide home electrification and weatherization retrofits for 15 low-income households in Denver's Globeville, Elyria Swansea, Northeast Park Hill, and Commerce City neighborhoods. The City and County of Denver Department of Finance is the primary awardee, with a non-profit energy efficiency implementer...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides $980,350 to the County of Arlington, Virginia to develop two key technical resources: a decision-support tool and a comprehensive financing/incentives portfolio.
The goal is to model the potential benefits of energy improvements to affordable housing and commercial structures in underserved and disadvantaged...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) to the City of New Haven, CT. The award will support a 3-year project to reduce energy burden and provide energy efficiency alternatives to 50-100 households, as well as enroll up to 400 households in energy counseling programs. The project aims to equitably distribute the benefits of energy efficiency upgrades and...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $997,266 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) to Frederick County, Maryland. The purpose of this award is to give a voice to environmental justice (EJ) populations in Frederick County who are vulnerable to extreme heat from climate change. Key activities include:
Strengthening partnerships with community-based organizations like Mobilize Frederick, Habitat for...
This $944,618 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to strengthen community connections and build understanding of environmental justice concerns in the Upper Narragansett Bay watershed.
Key activities include training a cohort of staff from community-based...
This $999,587 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to Multnomah County, Oregon to partner with community organizations to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions. Key activities include:
Replacing household heating/cooling systems, improving indoor air quality, and increasing shade through tree planting to benefit populations in multi-family...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (CFDA 66.312) program to the Vermont Agency of Human Services. The award will fund a 3-year project to improve the health and energy efficiency of low-income immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeker households in Burlington and Winooski, Vermont. Key activities include:
Expanding the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity's (CVOEO) Community Ambassador program to include environmental justice education and engagement. CVOEO will provide training to Ambassadors and facilitate community forums to gather input on environmental challenges and needs.
Launching a "Healthy and Energy-Efficient Homes" program to conduct 100 home assessments and provide repairs/improvements for 50 homes, addressing issues like poor indoor air quality, asthma triggers, and energy inefficiency.
Establishing a Community Ambassador Inclusion Network to increase learning, engagement, and resource-sharing among immigrant, refugee, and minority populations.
The EPA awarded a $364,100 sub-grant to CVOEO to implement the home assessment and improvement activities under this initiative.