This $19,990,020 federal 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 the Columbia Gorge Early Learning and Resilience Center project in The Dalles, Oregon. The key activities under this grant include: renovating a school building to create the resilience center with EV charging stations, e-bikes, and a bus stop; providing education programs, community preparedness...
This $16,340,887 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 resiliency initiative for the greater Chiloquin, Oregon area. Key products and services to be delivered include: Constructing a 10,000-sq ft community resilience hub and a 2,000-sq ft warehouse, upgrading two existing resiliency hubs, conducting resiliency training, preparing emergency...
This $20,000,000 federal 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 the construction of the Butte Community Resilience Hub in Butte, Montana. The Hub will serve as a multi-purpose community facility with green infrastructure, including solar panels, backup batteries, and an energy-efficient HVAC system. Key project elements include restoring native plant communities,...
This $498,000 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) supports the Center for Intercultural Organizing (dba Unite Oregon), a non-profit organization, in implementing a 3-year initiative focused on strengthening community leadership, creating community resilience hubs, and increasing access to residential energy efficiency incentives in central Oregon...
This $20,058,601 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 the renovation of a 40,000 square foot building in Denver, Colorado into a community-designed Resilience Hub and Resource Center. The Resilience Hub will provide shelter, essential services, and educational activities to communities disproportionately impacted by climate change during extreme weather,...
This $997,622 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will fund the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) to implement several community-driven initiatives in the Oakridge-Westfir area. Key products and services to be delivered include: Smoke community response plan implementation, hiring a wood waste program coordinator to extend a firewood program for underserved...
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was awarded a $20,030,841 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The grant funding will support the construction of a Resident Resilience Center (RRC) in the Grand Ronde community. The RRC is designed to provide safe, accessible shelter and services to community members during extreme climate events such as wildfires, snow, ice storms, and...
This $19,953,400 federal Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund the Lucky Shoals Community Association (LSCA) to acquire land and develop a green campus and community resilience hub in Norcross, Georgia. The project aims to create a safe, centralized space for the local community to access emergency training and services, workforce development programs for clean...
This $18,898,518 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a 3-year initiative by the Kalamazoo County Board-Comms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance climate resilience, and improve air quality in disadvantaged communities. Key activities include: Developing climate resiliency hubs and energy-efficient housing through home energy audits and weatherization upgrades...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $2,739,425 Project Grant to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956). The grant will fund activities to reduce emissions in the Oakridge, Oregon nonattainment area through January 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. Key deliverables include installing at least 36 new certified heating devices and weatherization upgrades in homes. Additional services include implementing woodstove and pellet...