The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608). The grant funds the expansion of technical and mapping capabilities of the GreenBizTracker database to better identify environmental justice communities and provide green business services. Subrecipients Greenup! and the California...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $300,000 and spanning the project period from September 16, 2024 to September 15, 2026, was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The project aims to develop and test a social network analysis methodology for the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to identify, map, and measure relationship patterns among organizations engaging in environmental and...
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 $18,898,518 project for Kalamazoo County Government in Michigan. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address climate risks, and improve air quality in disadvantaged communities. Key activities include developing climate resiliency hubs, implementing energy efficient housing upgrades,...
This $747,844 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will develop a cybertraining curriculum focused on climate, water and environmental sustainability. Led by Purdue University, the collaborative project will create three levels of curriculum—foundational, expert, and developer—to train students, educators, and professionals on integrating and analyzing open...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $4,051,259 to the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC) to develop a statewide climate cyberinfrastructure and STEM workforce training program in Kentucky. The project, titled "E-CORE RII: Technology for Innovative Visualization, Aggregation & Training in Environmental Preparedness and Resilience for Kentucky," aims to enhance the...
This $497,184 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program, awarded to Green Umbrella Regional Sustainability Alliance, a non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio, will fund a series of community engagement and green infrastructure projects across three regional geographies in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. The key activities include public training, community listening...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will provide $282,629 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) to enhance IT and data management capabilities for environmental protection. The key activities include: Creating a database for Upper Mississippi River (UMR) water resources data Increasing efficiencies for...
This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) aims to strengthen relationships among local government agencies, labor unions, and disadvantaged communities in Northeast, Southeast, and South-Central Los Angeles. The primary goals are to increase resident participation and effectiveness in government processes related to decarbonization efforts targeting multi-family...
This $15,309,845 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 a Pittsburgh-Philadelphia partnership between Landforce (Pittsburgh Conservation Corps) and PowerCorpsPHL, along with their sub-awardees, to create a circular economy model focused on woody biomass utilization. The key activities and anticipated outcomes include: producing 147,000 board feet of lumber,...
This $150,000 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 fund Resilient Virginia to build leadership capacity in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks in Ward 2 of Lynchburg, Virginia. The project aims to enable these communities to address the increased effects of climate change they are experiencing, including...