This $3,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (We Act) to lead a citywide community engagement and planning process in New York City. The project will ensure that disadvantaged communities' perspectives, priorities, and solutions are represented in the city's environmental justice planning. Key activities...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), will deliver the following key products and services over the performance period from February 1, 2025 to May 2, 2025: The $1,000,000 grant will fund a multi-faceted initiative in Newark, NJ that includes: 1) A workforce development program providing training in stormwater green infrastructure, air quality monitoring,...
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 $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) supports a project led by the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. The project aims to address environmental and health disparities experienced by youth living in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods across Jersey City. Key activities include: Engaging youth in workshops and hands-on activities to empower their...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $210,000 cooperative agreement to the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association, Inc. (Newmoa) under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) to develop guidance and training on environmental justice engagement and regulatory compliance to support anaerobic digestion in communities. Newmoa will partner with the Northeast Recycling Council and two state-wide environmental justice organizations to prepare...
This EPA Region 3 Cooperative Agreement award under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) provides $52,000,000 in funding to the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc. (GHHI) to serve as a regional pass-through grantmaker. GHHI will distribute 80% of the funds, or $40,000,000, to community-based organizations in the form of 171 subgrants ranging from assessment to implementation grants. The remaining $2,000,000 will cover GHHI's administrative and...
This $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 funds the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to deliver brownfields assessment and community involvement services. The award is made under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), which provides funding to assess and clean up contaminated brownfield sites. Specifically, the Authority will inventory, assess, and conduct...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) supports a project led by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to address urban heat island effects and climate change impacts in overburdened communities. The key activities funded under this award include mapping and identifying urban heat island areas, collecting temperature, humidity,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pathstone Corporation under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. Under this award, Pathstone will recruit, train, and place 55 unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico municipalities impacted by solid and hazardous waste in environmental remediation careers. Trainees will receive classroom and practical instruction to earn nine certifications in...
This $3,115,632 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a community-driven initiative by El Puente De Williamsburg, Inc. to facilitate the engagement of disadvantaged communities in North Brooklyn, New York. The key activities include: Establishing 1-2 Environmental Advisory Boards (EABs) to represent disadvantaged community members and integrate them into...
DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS THROUGH ITS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THRIVING COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR PARTICIPANTS IN EPA REGION 2. SPECIFICALLY, WE ACT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COLLABORATIVE WILL SERVICE UNDERSERVED, RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE AREAS OF NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PUERTO RICO, THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS AND EIGHT INDIAN NATIONS. WE ACT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COLLABORATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER ACADEMIC PARTNERS WITH CLIMATE, POLICY, REGULATORY, AND DECISIONMAKER ENGAGEMENT EXPERTISE; OUTREACH PARTNERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON REACHING RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES; AND ENERGY JUSTICE TECHNICAL AND FUNDING EXPERTISE. THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED WILL INCREASE THE UNDERSERVED AND RURAL COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE CONCERNS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: A SERIES OF MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND VIRTUAL: THE HUBS AND PARTNERS WILL ENGAGE GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS IN STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY. THE RECIPIENT WILL ASSIST GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY ORGANIZATIONAL, AND TECHNICAL NEEDS, CREATE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE GUIDES AND MANUALS, AND TO DEVELOP A HANDS-ON APPROACH FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PUERTO RICO, THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS AND EIGHT INDIAN NATION.SUBRECIPIENT:WEACT WILL ISSUE SUBAWARDS UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. SUBAWARD ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PROJECT COORDINATION, DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, GRANTSMANSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE TRAINING. OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: RECRUITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS ANNUALLY TO STRENGTHEN THEIR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THEIR CAPABILITY TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING; INCREASE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS KNOWLEDGE OF GRANTSMANSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ENERGY JUSTICE. ALSO, THE RECIPIENT WILL DEVELOP AN ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE RESIDENTS LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PUERTO RICO, THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS AND EIGHT INDIAN NATIONS.