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...
This $19,357,757 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a comprehensive initiative by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, dba Collaboratory, to advance environmental justice, economic resilience, and climate adaptation in underserved communities in the Fort Myers, FL area. Key activities include: Installing a filter marsh, stormwater infrastructure enhancements,...
This $150,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306). The funding will enable Resilient Virginia, a non-profit organization, to build leadership capacity and address climate change impacts in Ward 2 of Lynchburg, Virginia - a community disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. Key project activities include: verifying...
This $14,944,031 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 provide funding to the University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. in Tampa, Florida. The award will support infrastructure, strategies, and approaches to reduce pollution, protect against climate change, and shape redevelopment that responds to the needs and values of the low-income, minority, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding supports the development and update of regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures across the Orlando metropolitan area. Key activities include creating comprehensive GHG inventories and mitigation strategies, in...
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,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5.3M Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The funding supports the development of a 120-hour workforce training curriculum to benefit disadvantaged communities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. Key activities include conducting emissions...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the City of New Haven, Connecticut and its partner the Greater Dwight Development Corporation. The grant funds the "Elm City Collaborative" (EC3) project, which will implement 4 strategies across 14 disadvantaged neighborhoods in New Haven to address community infrastructure, housing, materials management, and...
This $460,459 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (CFDA 66.312) program provides funding to Albemarle County, Virginia to support its Climate Resilience Cohort Initiative. This initiative will engage 10 community-based organizations (CBOs) serving disadvantaged communities in Albemarle County and Charlottesville to help centralize equity and inclusion in developing and implementing a local climate...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $11,396,020 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Sustainability Institute of South Carolina. This grant will fund a comprehensive community development project in the Union Heights neighborhood of North Charleston, SC. Key activities include weatherizing and retrofitting 50 existing homes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, constructing 10 new energy-efficient...