Cooperative Agreement SKG10024CA0032

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 $497,184 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program, awarded to Green Umbrella Regional Sustainability Alliance, a non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio, will fund a series of community engagement and green infrastructure projects across three regional geographies in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. The key activities include public training, community listening...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615), provides $48 million in funding to the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) to serve as the Eastern National Grantmaker. The award enables ISC to: 1) provide subawards to eligible entities in EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3 to fill gaps in regional grantmaking programs, 2) build the capacity of subawardees through...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...

This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) aims to strengthen relationships among local government agencies, labor unions, and disadvantaged communities in Northeast, Southeast, and South-Central Los Angeles. The primary goals are to increase resident participation and effectiveness in government processes related to decarbonization efforts targeting multi-family...

This Cooperative Agreement award, titled "Building Conservation Coalitions and Supporting Protected Areas (BCCSPA)", was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The $500,000 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will provide technical support to parliamentarians in select countries to actively develop conservation caucuses and expand networks of...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a 2-year, $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457) to the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). The purpose of this award is to establish and facilitate a regional community of practice for systemic environmental literacy and climate change education initiatives targeting school district administrators in the Mid-Atlantic region. The primary...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,250,000 in funding to the Montgomery County Department of the Environment in Maryland. The funding will support three projects to improve water quality and increase tree canopy, as well as six community-based, small-scale restoration projects to improve water quality in local streams and waterways. Key activities include...

This $3,103,648 project grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), aims to enhance the participation of Latine communities in government decision-making processes related to climate change and environmental justice in Duplin and surrounding counties in North Carolina. The key activities include education and capacity building for 30 staff and constituents of grassroots community-based...

This $1,208,108 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) supports a regional water management strategy development project for the Greater New Orleans area. The project, led by the New Orleans Community Support Foundation, will: Develop a regional approach to making key water management and climate adaptation data more accessible to the community. Create a policy manual for holistic, adaptive...