This $2,166,564 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 support the "Climate Safe Great Lakes" initiative led by Groundwork USA, Inc. The project aims to engage residents in three Great Lakes cities - Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis - to build their capacity for participating in local climate adaptation and environmental decision-making processes. Key...
This $129,396,997 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), will enable Cuyahoga County in Ohio to implement a comprehensive suite of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction initiatives. The key activities include: Installing solar energy arrays across multiple locations in Cuyahoga County, the City of Cleveland, and the City of Painesville, decommissioning a coal-fired peaking plant, and...
The Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) received a $500,000 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal assistance program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds CDPH's Community Leveraged Expanded Air Network in Cleveland project from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. The project aims to identify localized air pollution hotspots...
This $3,400,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funding supports a coalition-based approach to advance equitable urban tree canopy growth and preservation in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The project aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city to provide...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to The New School, Tishman Environment and Design Center. The grant will fund the creation of an Energy Transition Educational Series with three modules on climate mitigation policies, energy democracy and community energy planning, and environmental justice-based climate policy. It will also implement an Equitable Energy...
This $19,999,998 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 a comprehensive set of environmental remediation and resilience-building activities in the City of Houston, Texas. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Identifying high-risk areas for soil contamination and non-point source pollution through advanced hydrological modeling, 2) Designing and...
This federal 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 initiative by The Metrohealth System in Cleveland, Ohio. The project aims to identify 1,200 households with at least one resident with asthma and work to reduce indoor air pollution. Key activities include replacing gas ranges with electric ranges, upgrading electrical systems, improving...
This $497,184 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) supports a collaborative effort led by the non-profit organization Green Umbrella Regional Sustainability Alliance. The project aims to engage communities in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio on climate action and environmental justice issues. Key activities include developing community climate action...
This $19,960,040 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund the Clifton Hills Alton Park Thread Trail (CHATT) project in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The project, implemented by the Trust for Public Land, will construct 2.62 miles of new greenway trail that incorporates green infrastructure elements such as bioswales, stormwater management, and riparian...
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 $3,015,485 initiative by Air Alliance Houston to build the capacity of communities and governments along the Texas Gulf Coast to evaluate and address environmental and climate injustices. The primary activities include conducting community-based research, training and educating impacted communities on...
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 the "Building Democratic Systems for a Climate Resilient Cleveland" initiative led by The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and its partner See You At The Top (SYATT). The $3,000,000 grant, with a performance period from October 2024 to May 2025, aims to enhance community engagement and transparency in the City of Cleveland's parks and recreation planning processes. The key products and services to be delivered include:
Engaging over 1,000 Cleveland residents, particularly from historically disadvantaged communities, to increase their understanding of how parks and greenspaces can improve environmental and climate justice, and to directly inform the City's parks and recreation department and master plan development.
Co-developing a parks advisory committee with the City to regularly review funding strategies, policies, and park improvement plans, while also reducing barriers for resident-led park stewardship activities.
Expanding the coalition of resident leaders engaged in parks and greenspace planning, with a focus on including representatives from historically disadvantaged communities.