The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,015,485 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to Air Alliance Houston. The grant will fund a 5-month project to build the capacity of communities and governments along the Texas Gulf Coast to evaluate and redress environmental and climate injustices. Key activities include conducting community-based research, training impacted residents on engagement with government processes,...
This $19,996,791 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 community transformation project in Memphis, Tennessee. The primary awardee, Young, Gifted and Green, will establish the Mid-South Environmental Justice Center, organize community outreach and engagement, create a community advisory board, and implement strategies to address climate change,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,115,632 Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant (CFDA #66.616) to El Puente De Williamsburg, Inc., a non-profit organization in Brooklyn, New York. The grant funding will support community engagement and leadership development initiatives focused on environmental justice in disadvantaged communities in Brooklyn's Community Districts 1 and 4. Key activities under the grant include facilitating public workshops, seminars,...
This $20,000,000 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 support community resilience and energy efficiency initiatives in East Alabama and West Georgia. The key products and services funded include: Development of 10 community resilience hubs that will provide the community with access to electricity, heating, and cooling during power outages or other disruptive events....
This $2,166,564 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 1, 2025 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The grant will fund the "Climate Safe Great Lakes" project implemented by Groundwork USA, Inc. and its local Groundwork Trusts in Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis. The project aims to empower residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods across these three cities to understand local...
This $14,944,031 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 provide a disadvantaged community in Tampa, Florida with infrastructure, strategies, and approaches to reduce pollution, protect against climate change, and support equitable redevelopment. Key activities include demolition, shade tree planting, complete streets, water service line replacements, stormwater...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to The New School, Tishman Environment and Design Center under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to create an Energy Transition Educational Series and implement an Equitable Energy Governance Consultation Process. The project will develop three educational modules on energy systems, energy democracy, and environmental justice-based climate policies, and deliver this...
This $19,357,757 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 initiatives to advance environmental justice, economic resilience, and climate adaptation in underserved communities in Southwest Florida through nature-based solutions. Key activities include reducing pollution, improving water storage, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions to support public health and...
This $3,000,000 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 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 key activities include: Creating a Community Advisory Council (CAC) with at least 20 representatives from underserved...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $2,904,935 and provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund Spruce Root, Inc. to engage rural, disadvantaged tribal communities in Southeast Alaska. The project aims to improve the ability of these communities to participate in environmental decision-making processes. Key activities include facilitating community engagement in...