The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $52 million Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) to the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) to serve as a regional grantmaker for this program in EPA Region 3. Through this award, GHHI will redistribute 80% of the funds (approx. $40 million) to community-based organizations in the region via 171 competitive and non-competitive subawards to support...
This $52,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) provides funding to Health Resources in Action (HRA), a regional grantmaker, to manage and implement a comprehensive environmental justice program. HRA will partner with two core partners, Alternatives for Community and the Environment (ACE) and Grassroots Fund, to administer a multi-tiered subgrant program...
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 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) provides $52,000,000 in funding to JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) to serve as the regional grantmaker for EPA Region 8.
JSI, together with their partners, will establish the Mountains and Plains Environmental Justice Grants Hub ('MAP EJ Grants Hub') to distribute $40 million in subawards to...
This cooperative agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615), will fund Fordham University to administer a $52,000,000 subgrant program titled "Flourishing in Communities (FIC)". The purpose is to support nonprofit organizations and disadvantaged community groups in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to advance environmental and climate...
This $52,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) provides funding to Philanthropy Northwest (PNW) to serve as a regional grantmaker. The purpose is to ensure the equitable distribution of Environmental Justice Thriving Communities resources to historically underserved communities to improve environmental and community health and wellbeing through a...
This $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) provides funding to Fordham University to establish and manage a subgrant program titled "Flourishing in Communities (FIC)." The FIC program will support nonprofit organizations and groups representing disadvantaged communities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fordham...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615), provides $42 million in funding to Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Inc. to serve as a regional grantmaker. Through this award, SEE will distribute 197 subawards to community organizations, non-profits, and tribal governments across EPA Region 9 for assessment, planning, and project development activities...
This $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) funds the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) to serve as the Region 3 grantmaker. GHHI will use a participatory governance framework to build capacity and provide funding/support to underserved communities across the Mid-Atlantic region. Key activities include finalizing application materials, conducting...
This $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615). The funding will enable Social And Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Inc., a non-profit organization, to establish participatory governance through a community advisory panel, conduct outreach to understand geographic needs, and develop a Thriving Communities subgrant program. SEE will implement a subgrants...
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), will fund the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) as the Eastern National Grantmaker. The $48,000,000 award, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will enable ISC to: 1) provide subawards to eligible entities in EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3 to address environmental challenges in underserved communities; 2) build the capacity of subawardees through training and technical assistance; 3) develop a data visualization platform to track and communicate the impact of the subaward projects; and 4) coordinate with other national grantmakers to support the overall success of the Thriving Communities Grantmaker Program. The award is part of a larger $60,000,000 effort under the Inflation Reduction Act to establish a national network of regional grantmakers for environmental justice initiatives.