This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act to fordham university to support nonprofit organizations and organizations representing disadvantage communities through its…

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act to fordham university to support nonprofit organizations and organizations representing disadvantage communities through its thriving communities grantmaker initiative titled flourishing in communities (FIC). Specifically, fordham university grantmaker proposes an intersectional approach to place frontline communities in positions of power to advance environmental justice and climate justice in disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities and communities disproportionately impacted by climate change, pollution, and other environmental stressors in new york, new jersey, puerto RIC, and U.S. Virgin islands. Fordham university grantmaker will foster stakeholder engagement; establish a community led participatory governance; facilitate a robust and accessible subgrant application, disbursement, monitoring and reporting process; and provide technical assistance and wrap-around support to subgrantees. This grantmaker initiative will reduce barriers the federal grant process places on small, resource-constrained community-based nonprofits supporting the underserved communities. Activities:the activities in the initial award phase include: a series of meetings, workshops and webinars, both face-to-face and virtual to foster authentic stakeholder engagement and establish participatory governance, facilitate a robust and accessible subgrant application, disbursement, monitoring and reporting process.subrecipient:fordham university will issue subawards under this cooperative agreement. Subaward activities will include project coordination, intake applications, development of solicitation and outreach activities, outcomes:IT is anticipated that this project will result in the following deliverables and expected outcomes: development of participatory governance, outreach plan, subgrant application consisting of disbursement, monitoring, and reporting process. Direct beneficiaries of the program include resident located in new jersey, new york, puerto rico and the united states virgin island and indian nations.