Project Grant 00D58017

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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $130,191 in funding to the Takshanuk Watershed Council, a non-profit organization in Alaska, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in the communities of Haines, Skagway, and Klukwan, Alaska. Key activities include a...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides funding to Groundwork Rhode Island to conduct environmental activities and workforce development programs in disadvantaged communities in Providence, RI. The key activities supported by this award include: 1) the "Storm Crew" program, which will identify low-barrier...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $500,000 to the City of Atlanta Department of Grants Community Development Division on July 1, 2025, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). This four-year cooperative agreement, extending through June 30, 2029, supports eligible assessment-related activities authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...

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 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides $299,926 in funding to the Massachusetts Audubon Society to conduct planning, outreach, and capacity building activities in Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary objectives are to: 1) support community engagement for restoration at Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary and implementation of...

This $133,333 Project Grant award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), supports the implementation of environmental education activities in Homer, Alaska and nearby communities. The key products and services to be delivered under this two-year award include: Designing, demonstrating, and disseminating environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage...

Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to ECO ED Impact Corp under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) effective May 15, 2025, through May 14, 2030. The award funds a comprehensive workforce development initiative designed to recruit, train, certify, and place 80 unemployed and underemployed residents, including veterans, in environmental remediation careers across Miami Gardens, West Park,...

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 $2,814,254 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) will fund Groundwork Jacksonville, Inc., a non-profit organization, to restore habitat along McCoys Creek in Jacksonville, FL. The project will restore riparian, wetland, forest, and shoreline habitat to support the local food web and species like red drum. It will also eliminate or reduce flooding for adjacent...