This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program supports a collaborative community-based effort to address environmental and public health issues in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The primary grantee, the National Wildlife Federation, is working with partners including the Green Dot Coalition, Birdseed Collective, The Park People, and the Design...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Amistades, Inc. under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306). This funding is intended to address the critical issue of increasing heat severity and its disproportionate impact on Latino-dominant communities in Tucson, Arizona's 85706 zip code area.
The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project include:
Development...
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 $500,000 to the Red Feather Development Group to address environmental health disparities and increase climate resilience in the Hopi and Navajo tribal communities. The funding will support the development of programming to improve indoor air quality, increase the number of indigenous trade...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Source Reduction Assistance (CFDA 66.717) program provides $155,416 to the High Country Conservation Center (HC3), a non-profit organization in Summit County, Colorado. The funding supports delivering bilingual clean energy education, conducting home energy assessments, and implementing energy efficiency upgrades for low-income and Spanish-speaking residents in the county's disproportionately...
This federal 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 $500,000.00 in funding to the Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) to build upon and expand existing programs and relationships with residents, researchers, and regulators. The key activities include: 1) Community-led and -informed air monitoring campaigns supported by...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will provide home electrification and weatherization retrofits for 15 low-income households in Denver's Globeville, Elyria Swansea, Northeast Park Hill, and Commerce City neighborhoods. The City and County of Denver Department of Finance is the primary awardee, with a non-profit energy efficiency implementer...
This $2,987,385 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) supports the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship and its New Mexico-based partners to engage residents of the Eight Northern Pueblos in climate and environmental justice initiatives. The key activities include hosting over 40 community engagement workshops, publishing three annual climate justice reports,...
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 $574,179 to the Bessemer Historical Society, Inc. in Pueblo, Colorado to purchase, distribute, and monitor the use of 100 e-bicycles for members of underserved communities. The project aims to increase transportation access, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, provide...
This $500,000 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) will support Pathstone Corporation, a non-profit organization, in assisting residents in the underserved, high-poverty, rural, and Hispanic communities of Arecibo, Barceloneta, and Utuado in Puerto Rico to develop emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency skills and plans. The project...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $213,322 Project Grant to Wildlands Restoration Volunteers under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund environmental education and stewardship activities in Colorado communities through 2024.
Key deliverables include establishing a restoration youth corps for 20 low-income teens, training 40 community leaders through bilingual leadership workshops, and engaging 400 volunteers in 16 high-impact...
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 $150,000 in funding to Ecoaction Partners and its partner Sheep Mountain Alliance. The funding will be used to address environmental and public health vulnerabilities related to disaster preparedness, energy, recreation, and advocacy in underserved communities in Colorado over a 3-year project period from March 2024 to March 2027.
Key project activities include 12 workshops, 3 community conversations, development of 2 bilingual brochures/fact sheets and 1 bilingual educational product on drought and wildfire, outdoor programming, and support for resident participation in the Colorado Affordable Residential Energy (CARE) program. The project also includes subawards to the Telluride Foundation for $12,000 over 3 years to provide outreach, event support, translation and interpretation services, and to Sheep Mountain Alliance for $61,762.50 over 3 years to cover staff time and other direct costs. The anticipated outcomes include increased community awareness, participation and access to climate resiliency, disaster preparedness, outdoor recreation, and energy efficiency programming, particularly among underserved populations.