This $19,944,575 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 Dillard University and its sub-recipient, the United Way of Southeast Louisiana, to implement a comprehensive set of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability initiatives across Orleans, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes in Louisiana. Key project activities include installing electric...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $19,999,999 to Stay Ready Nola, Inc. to build a resilience hub in New Orleans, LA. The project aims to enhance community resilience to climate-related emergencies, provide access to critical resources during and after extreme weather events, and deliver educational initiatives and job training. Key activities include...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) provides $500,000 to the Louisiana Bucket Brigade to execute environmental cleanup and weatherization initiatives in three predominantly Black rural communities in St. James and Ascension Parishes, Louisiana. The key activities include cleaning up two non-hazardous illegal dump sites, conducting weatherization...
This Project Grant award for $20,104,032 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 effort to retrofit 785 affordable housing units in Washington, D.C. to improve indoor air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance community resilience. The key activities include upgrading building systems to eliminate on-site fossil fuel use, installing energy-efficient...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Healthy Homes Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 14.901) aims to demonstrate effective coordination between HUD's Healthy Homes Production program and the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program. The award to Rebuilding Together New Orleans, Inc., a non-profit organization, will support housing interventions in lower-income households in New...
This Project Grant award of $19,999,998.00 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 community resilience activities in Houston, Texas. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identifying areas at risk of contaminated soil redistribution and non-point source pollution, and implementing nature-based solutions to remediate...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Division of Administration under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). This funding will support the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan to identify and implement strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and harmful air pollutants across the state. The key products to be delivered include the Priority...
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 $20,232,335 project to address energy justice and implement equitable residential energy efficiency and workforce training programs in disadvantaged communities in Madison, Wisconsin. The project will serve 61 census block groups designated as disadvantaged and provide free energy-efficiency and healthy home...
This $51,150,200 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will fund the City of New Orleans to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The key activities include: Constructing 6 centerline miles of protected bikeways, providing 2,500 electric bicycle rebates, and expanding the city's bike share system...
This Project Grant award of $20,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will support community resilience, residential electrification and energy efficiency upgrades, and community education initiatives in East Alabama and West Georgia. The grant funding will enable Groundswell Inc., a non-profit organization, to develop 10 community resilience hubs and deliver energy efficiency upgrades and...
This $20,000,000 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 "Weatherization and Energy Efficiency to Promote Louisiana Urban Growth (WE PLUG) Louisiana" project implemented by the Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation (UREC), a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The key activities under this grant include weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades for low-income homes in the North Baton Rouge community, workforce development programs focused on green jobs, community engagement and education initiatives, and the installation of solar panels and energy storage systems. The project utilizes a collaborative approach with multiple subrecipients, such as Power Coalition Equity and Justice, Alliance for Affordable Energy, Housing Louisiana, and the Center for Planning Excellence, to deliver these comprehensive services aimed at enhancing climate resilience, reducing pollution, and empowering the local community. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to May 1, 2025.