The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $21,652,072 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association, Inc. (MTERA) on December 1, 2024. The grant will enable MTERA to improve the internal capacity of tribes in EPA Region 5 to plan, fund, deploy, and manage climate and pollution reduction infrastructure projects. The key activities include deploying energy-efficient, healthy,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) under the EPA's Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312). The agreement provides funding for LDH to conduct virtual home visits with certified asthma educators, perform indoor air quality monitoring, and carry out in-person home assessments to promote healthy homes and improve asthma outcomes in vulnerable Louisiana communities....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $331,500 Project Grant to the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability (CCDES) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this grant is to advance CCDES's monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) pollutants in...
The City of Houston was awarded a $999,960 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312). The funding will be used to establish a Houston-wide Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, create an "AirMail" program to inform residents about air pollution permits, implement a hyper-local flood monitoring system, and conduct large-scale tree plantings to address climate issues...
This $3,000,000 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 fund the John Snow Institute (JSI) Research and Training Institute, Inc. to enhance community input into local environmental and climate policy decision-making in Boston's Environmental Justice (EJ) neighborhoods. Key activities include creating a Community Advisory Council (CAC), building connections with local...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) to the Housing Trust Fund Corp. The agreement provides funding for climate resiliency and adaptation planning, community engagement, project scoping and design, and development in two environmental justice communities on Brooklyn's industrial waterfront - the Sunset Park and Red Hook neighborhoods. The Housing Trust...
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 $17,810,277 project by The Metrohealth System in Cleveland, Ohio. The project aims to identify 1,200 Cleveland-area households with at least one resident with asthma and work with them to reduce indoor air pollution. Key activities include replacing gas ranges with electric ranges, upgrading kitchen...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Environmental Law Institute (ELI). Through this 3-year grant, ELI will: Convene two 2-day workshops for approximately 25 state, tribal, and local indoor air quality (IAQ) officials to increase their knowledge of best practices for IAQ management and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). The agreement provides funding to recover and redistribute or recycle air conditioners (ACs) made redundant through the installation of energy-efficient heat pumps in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings. DOHMH will coordinate and monitor...
This $200,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 to the City of Houston will support the launch of the Houston Inspires/Houston Inspiration public education campaign. The campaign aims to clearly communicate risks from elevated levels of airborne environmental pollutants like PM2.5 and benzene that can increase health risks associated with COVID-19. The City of Houston will work with community organizations, artists, and local students in priority...