Project Grant 00D49216

This $19,953,400 federal 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 the acquisition of land to create a green campus and community resilience hub for the Norcross, Georgia community. The key activities under this award include: acquiring and rehabilitating land to establish a park/greenspace administered through a local land trust; creating a community resilience hub...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $439,100 Project Grant to Environmental Community Action, Inc. (Eco-Action), a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funds the expansion of Eco-Action's Atlanta Watershed Learning Network, which provides urban and community forestry training and implements tree planting programs in underserved Atlanta neighborhoods. The project...

This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), supports planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community settings in Georgia. The primary awardee, Trees Atlanta, Inc., will carry out ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce development, and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $497,865.47 from the National Park Service's Groundwork - Brownfield to Greenspace program supports community-centered initiatives to transform neglected or contaminated urban lands into community assets in underserved areas. The award, made on April 29, 2024, funds projects focused on brownfield remediation, urban land restoration, greenspace development, and community revitalization to enhance local economies, environments, and quality of life. The...

This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), will deliver $5,000,000.00 in funding to the City of Atlanta Department of Grants Community Development Division to support comprehensive urban forestry initiatives. The award, effective August 11, 2024, with a completion date of August 10, 2029, will enable the City of Atlanta to plan, establish, manage, and...

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...

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to the Golden Triangle Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc. (Golden Triangle RC&D), a non-profit organization in Georgia. The award, with a performance period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, will support Golden Triangle RC&D's efforts to improve water infrastructure,...

This $850,000 Project Grant award is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending program (CFDA 14.251). The grant was awarded on August 13, 2024 to The Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, to support a range of economic development and community development activities in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. The funded activities are...

This $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides funding to The Water Tower Institute, Inc. to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs...

This $1,000,748 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports a 4-year effort to build the capacity of the underserved community of North Richmond, California to participate in planning, designing, and implementing the Wildcat Creek Watershed Action Plan 2040. The project will facilitate community engagement to update the Wildcat Creek Restoration Action...