Project Grant 00D25314

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary Climate Resilient Communities received a $133,350 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The award supports environmental education and career development services for 32 young adults ages 14-21 in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, and North Fair Oaks, California through June 30, 2027. The project delivers 16 full-day workshops addressing...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides $300,000 in funding to Groundwork Southcoast Inc., a non-profit organization based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The award supports a pilot "Green Corps" workforce development program that will train and employ 4 out-of-school youth aged 18-26 to implement nature-based climate...

This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $14.9 million to the University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) on March 1, 2025. This Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-funded project grant will support comprehensive community infrastructure and environmental justice initiatives in Tampa, Florida, targeting low-income, minority, and overburdened communities....

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $133,532 to Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA) on September 1, 2025, under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to support environmental education and community action initiatives in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through October 31, 2026. MINA will directly engage ten schools and ten community groups to develop and implement environmental action plans (EAPs),...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable CASA, Inc., a non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in impacted communities. Key activities include the Climate Justice Fellowship Program, which will build the capacity of CASA and five local...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Inc. under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund training and placement of unemployed and underemployed residents in Los Angeles, California in environmental remediation careers from July 2022 through July 2025. Specifically, the Los Angeles Conservation Corps will provide a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and...

Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc. (ANVCA) a $828,205 Cooperative Agreement under the Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Lands Assistance Agreements Program (CFDA 66.965) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Through this award, ANVCA will provide critical communications and technical assistance services to support Alaska Native Village Corporations and tribal entities in...

Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded a $3.0 million Cooperative Agreement to Ounalashka Corporation under the Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Lands Assistance Agreements Program (CFDA 66.965). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, supports environmental remediation activities at the CMA 1 Terminal Barge Dock in Unalaska, Alaska. Ounalashka Corporation will assemble a project management team and...