This $20,358,302 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will transform 20 houses of worship and food assistance programs in Detroit, MI into community resilience hubs. The project will invest in energy efficiency, electrification, solar energy/storage, green infrastructure, and electric vehicle (EV) charging to enable these community centers to provide safety,...
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 deliver a range of services and activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve climate resilience, and address air pollution in disadvantaged communities in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The $18,898,518 award will fund the development of climate resiliency hubs and energy-efficient housing, workforce development...
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 $195,459 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, Inc. to implement a two-year environmental education initiative. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among underserved youth in grades 1-12 in...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to The New School, Tishman Environment and Design Center under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to create an Energy Transition Educational Series and implement an Equitable Energy Governance Consultation Process. The project will develop three educational modules on energy systems, energy democracy, and environmental justice-based climate policies, and deliver this...
This $133,530 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant supports Earth Force, Inc., a non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in EPA Region 8. Key activities include a developmental phase to engage 8 educators...
This $2,166,564 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 1, 2025 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The grant will fund the "Climate Safe Great Lakes" project implemented by Groundwork USA, Inc. and its local Groundwork Trusts in Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis. The project aims to empower residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods across these three cities to understand local...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $474,253 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) to Detroiters Working For Environmental Justice (DWEJ), a non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The grant funding will be used to build a text-messaging system to inform Detroit residents about poor air quality and environmental hazards, with the goal of providing them access to resources and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the University of Illinois a $251,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund a project to design and implement environmental education practices to increase environmental literacy and encourage beneficial environmental behaviors in the metropolitan Chicago area. Specifically, the University will prepare future public health professionals and community members to address climate...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) provides $1,774,458 in funding to the Gamaliel Foundation to develop and pilot Climate Action Hubs in four metropolitan regions. The Hubs will serve as physical sites that offer climate readiness and environmental justice (EJ) programs and resources for community members, particularly those in areas harmed...