This $3,115,632 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 three-year effort by El Puente De Williamsburg, Inc. to facilitate community engagement and leadership development in environmental justice initiatives in Brooklyn, New York.
The key activities include: 1) Conducting a Leadership Development Training Program to prepare community members for participation...
This $2,596,592 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will empower young adults in the West Anniston, Alabama community. The funding will support three interconnected initiatives over a three-year period from March 2025 to February 2028: 1) Education, training, and workshops focused on environmental topics; 2) Community-driven environmental health assessments; and 3)...
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 and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), provides $3,000,000 in funding to the Palm Beach County (PBC) Office of Resilience. The project aims to empower disadvantaged community members to participate in climate resiliency planning by training 180 community supporter staff on PBC's climate government planning processes and investment opportunities. Key activities...
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 $3,000,000 to the JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. to enhance community input into local environmental and climate policy decision-making in Boston's environmental justice neighborhoods. The project will create a Community Advisory Council, launch an Environmental Justice Ambassador program...
This $14,944,031 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 comprehensive initiative led by the University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. (UACDC) in Tampa, Florida. The project aims to provide a low-income, minority, and overburdened community with infrastructure, strategies, and approaches to reduce pollution, protect against climate change, and shape...
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 provide funding to the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC) to conduct robust community engagement, deliver technical assistance, and build capacity for disaster risk reduction in environmental justice communities in EPA Region IV.
The key activities include conducting 9...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,058,750 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability. This 3-year grant project aims to engage disadvantaged unincorporated communities (DUCs) in California's San Joaquin Valley in local and regional decision-making processes related to climate resilience planning and implementation.
The project will build the capacity of...
This $19,999,967 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a comprehensive project implemented by The Working Lands Trust, Inc. in North Carolina. The key activities include:
Replacing residential lead service lines and testing well water for contaminants like PFAS and lead in at least 500 households and community facilities. This will remediate contaminants and improve...
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...