Project Grant 80NSSC22K1677

This $460,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Wildlife Habitat Council, Inc. to conduct ambient air quality monitoring and community engagement activities in environmental justice communities in Detroit, Michigan and the Calumet watershed region of Chicago, Illinois. The...

This $499,634 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306), supports a community-based air quality monitoring initiative in the Metro East area of Southern Illinois. The project aims to: Collect localized air quality data on hazardous pollutants such as volatile organic compounds and diesel particulate matter to understand community-level...

This $498,008 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA #66.306) supports the Bloomington-Normal Climate Resiliency Community (BNCRC) project. The project, led by the Ecology Action Center (EAC) in partnership with the McLean County Health Department, United Way of McLean County, Illinois State University, and the West Bloomington Revitalization Project, aims to...

This $440,485 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Ecology Action Center (EAC) to conduct ambient air quality monitoring in communities in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area with environmental and health disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. EAC will...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund the Children & Teachers Foundation of the Chicago Teachers Union to implement an environmental education initiative in Chicago, IL. The $223,600 award will enable the grantee to host two 2-week "EJ Freedom School" cohorts that will teach high school students about local air and water quality issues and guide them in...

This $474,253 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will fund Detroiters Working For Environmental Justice (DWEJ), a Detroit-based non-profit organization, to build and operate a text-messaging system to inform Detroit residents about poor air quality and environmental hazards. The key activities funded under this grant include: (1) establishing...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will enable Pathstone Corporation, a non-profit organization, to assist residents in the underserved, high-poverty, rural, Hispanic communities of Arecibo, Barceloneta, and Utuado in Puerto Rico to develop emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency skills and plans. The key activities include...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund a $3,000,000 initiative by West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (We Act) to ensure that disadvantaged communities' perspectives, priorities, and solutions are represented in New York City's environmental justice planning process. Key activities include: Convening a citywide steering committee of community-based...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will fund a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) led by Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (YMPJ), a non-profit organization in the Bronx, New York. The HIA will investigate the potential health impacts and benefits of redevelopment scenarios for brownfield sites along the Bronx River waterfront. YMPJ...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509) provides $500,000 in funding to Physicians, Scientists, And Engineers For Sustainable And Healthy Energy, Inc. (PSE) to develop a Cumulative Burden Index (CBI) for Georgia and New Mexico. The research project aims to fill gaps in cumulative burden analysis, including air and water pollution burdens, and inform locally-tailored policies and strategies...