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 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.616 Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program, provides $3,015,485 to Air Alliance Houston (AAH) to build the capacity of communities and governments along the Texas Gulf Coast to evaluate and address environmental and climate injustices. The key activities under this award include conducting community-based and citizen-science initiatives, preparing and educating impacted...
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 $12,704,048 project by the Big Bend Conservation Alliance in Presidio, Texas. The project aims to revitalize green spaces, monitor and decrease air pollution, and increase climate resilience in disadvantaged communities in the Presidio area. Key activities include planting 4,220 native and mature trees,...
This Project Grant award, in the amount of $14,443,306.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The award supports Texas A&M University to install hundreds of climate-resilient onsite wastewater treatment systems in disadvantaged communities in Alabama's Black Belt region. Key activities include community outreach, evaluating and installing climate-resilient wastewater...
This Project Grant award of $909,800.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) Galveston Bay Estuary Program (GBEP) in implementing its Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The funding will be used for three key projects: 1) Establishing the Trinity Bay Discovery Center as a demonstration site for green infrastructure to promote coastal resiliency and restore...
This $18,780,805 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 fund a comprehensive community resilience initiative led by Mission Waco Mission World (MWMW) in Waco, Texas. The program aims to build a sustainable network of resources, opportunities, and services to help disadvantaged communities in Waco and McLennan County live healthier, more resilient lives. Key...
This Project Grant award of $3,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) supports the project "Building Democratic Systems for a Climate Resilient Cleveland" led by the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and See You At The Top (SYATT). The project aims to enable full and equitable participation of Cleveland residents, particularly those from historically marginalized communities, in...
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 $20,096,954 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 a comprehensive renewable energy and community development initiative on the east side of Puerto Rico. The key products and services to be delivered include: Providing 50 community centers and fire stations with energy efficiency audits, education, and $1,000 electrification vouchers to upgrade appliances...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All program (CFDA 66.959) provides $249.7M in funding to Harris County, Texas. The award will enable Harris County to deliver financial and technical assistance to low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from residential-serving distributed solar energy and storage projects. Specifically, the funding will subsidize solar project installations, provide...