This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615), awards Texas Southern University (TSU) $55,082,753 to serve as a Regional Grantmaker (RGM) to distribute $51,682,500 in subawards. TSU will collaborate with Achieving Community Tasks Successfully (ACTS) to provide grants to community organizations, nonprofits, tribal governments, and local entities to address environmental challenges in underserved and disadvantaged areas. The three-year project will fund 296 grant applications across three annual cycles, with an advisory committee determining the distribution of Tier I, II, and III competitive subawards, as well as noncompetitive subawards. TSU will also develop a progress reporting system for subrecipients and secure an independent evaluator to assess program effectiveness.
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