This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program (CFDA 66.203) provides $469,684 in funding to the Local First Arizona Foundation. The purpose is to support the delivery of technical assistance, training, and related services to rural and tribal communities in Arizona. The key activities include: Providing data fluency training, education, and technical assistance to help underserved communities develop...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,799,936 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Finance Center Grants program (CFDA 66.203) to Syracuse University to provide direct technical assistance and capacity building to help under-resourced and under-represented municipalities, Native Nations, and water utilities in EPA Region 2 access federal and state funding, including Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding, for projects that address clean and safe water...
This $1,000,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water under the Section 104(b)(3) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436) supports the Environmental Finance Center Network in increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. The University of New Mexico serves as the lead awardee coordinating seven...
This $499,999 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (CFDA 66.203) Grant Program, provides funding to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (doing business as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research) to deliver technical assistance and capacity building services to underserved communities in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor. The key activities under this...
This $1,375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" (CFDA 66.436) program funds the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) to provide training and technical assistance to small publicly owned wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems across the U.S., territories, and tribal lands. The EFCN...
This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Land and Emergency Management under CFDA 66.814 Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements, will fund the National Council for Community Development, Inc. (DBA Grow America) to provide nationwide research, training, and technical assistance to existing and potential Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant recipients. The key products and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $2.97 million Project Grant to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico from August 2021 to January 2024 under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The funding supports increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small public water systems through comprehensive training and technical assistance...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615), provides $48 million in funding to the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) to serve as the Eastern National Grantmaker. The award enables ISC to: 1) provide subawards to eligible entities in EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3 to fill gaps in regional grantmaking programs, 2) build the capacity of subawardees through...
This $518,545 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research project titled "Equitable Nature-Based Climate Solutions (ENACTS)". The project engages stakeholders to drive research and workforce development on the equitable design and implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS) for climate resilience. The research will be conducted across three "living hubs" in...
This $3,137,855 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, funded under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will support Front And Centered, a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington, in engaging community-based organizations and community members in disadvantaged areas to improve their ability to participate in environmental decision-making processes. The key activities include implementing a...
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,000 TO URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER (EFC) AT THE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (SSDN).THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HELPING COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AROUND UNDERSTANDING SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, AND OFFERS TRAINING ON FEDERAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT CAN INFORM COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONDUCTING WEBINAR-BASED TRAININGS AND FACILITATING A COHORT FOCUSED ON FUNDING PROGRAMS, LEADING MONTHLY WORKGROUPS TO BUILD LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, FACILITATING PEER-TO-PEER EXCHANGE FOR COMMUNITIES TO SHARE GRANT EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS, HOSTING MEETINGS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES, CREATING A RESOURCE LIBRARY OF DOCUMENTS (LIKE RFPS, SOLICITATIONS COSTS, ETC.) TO INFORM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABOUT APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES, PUBLISHING A BEST PRACTICE GUIDE AND CASE STUDIES OF RECURRENT OR NEW DISCRETIONARY GRANTS AND HOSTING PARTNER CONSULTATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DEVELOPING GREATER CAPACITY TO APPLY FOR AND MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING, FEDERAL FUNDING IS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES DUE TO IMPROVED PROJECT QUALITY AND BEST PRACTICES ARE DEVELOPED FOR SCALING SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES AND FINANCING. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE NO SUBAWARDS INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HELPING COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AROUND UNDERSTANDING SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, AND OFFERS TRAINING ON FEDERAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT CAN INFORM COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONDUCTING WEBINAR-BASED TRAININGS AND FACILITATING A COHORT FOCUSED ON FUNDING PROGRAMS, LEADING MONTHLY WORKGROUPS TO BUILD LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, FACILITATING PEER-TO-PEER EXCHANGE FOR COMMUNITIES TO SHARE GRANT EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS, HOSTING MEETINGS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES, CREATING A RESOURCE LIBRARY OF DOCUMENTS (LIKE RFPS, SOLICITATIONS COSTS, ETC.) TO INFORM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABOUT APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES, PUBLISHING A BEST PRACTICE GUIDE AND CASE STUDIES OF RECURRENT OR NEW DISCRETIONARY GRANTS AND HOSTING PARTNER CONSULTATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DEVELOPING GREATER CAPACITY TO APPLY FOR AND MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING, FEDERAL FUNDING IS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES DUE TO IMPROVED PROJECT QUALITY AND BEST PRACTICES ARE DEVELOPED FOR SCALING SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES AND FINANCING. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.