This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center Grants program (CFDA 66.203) provides $499,999 in funding to the Academy of 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, PA and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor.
The key activities funded under this award include: community engagement sessions, data fluency workshops on topics like data collection, management, reporting, and evaluation, and one-on-one technical assistance to improve the data reporting and evaluation capabilities of organizations in these underserved communities. The intended outcomes are to increase participation in EPA grants, improve data reporting and dissemination, enhance compliance with EPA reporting requirements, and build data fluency and capacity within these historically underserved communities. The award period is from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2027.