Project Grant 96239822
- This $11,158,108 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 support the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA), doing business as RISE, to enhance climate resilience, improve air quality, reduce local pollution, and build community strength in Arverne and Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. The key products and services to be delivered through this multi-year grant include: (1)...
- This $1,047,647 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will support the Bronx River Alliance, Inc. in establishing a Bronx Climate Justice Task Force. The Task Force will be composed of 10 community organizations to amplify the voices of disadvantaged communities in climate resilience planning. Key project activities include synthesizing existing habitat...
- 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 enable El Puente De Williamsburg, Inc., a non-profit organization in Brooklyn, NY, to facilitate the engagement of disadvantaged communities in environmental justice processes and projects. The key activities include: Establishing 1-2 Environmental Advisory Boards (EABs) that represent disadvantaged community...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,000,000 in funding to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. The project aims to address environmental and health disparities experienced by youth living in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods across Jersey City. Through workshops, hands-on activities, and community engagement, the City of Jersey City and...
- This $165,309 Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fund City Parks Foundation, Inc. to implement an environmental education project in New York City. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote environmentally responsible behaviors among high school students in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan....
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $136,629 to New York Sun Works Inc. to implement an environmental education program in New York City. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate climate and environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in over 1,600 K-8th grade students...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the CFDA 66.306 Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program, provides $500,000 to Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (YMPJ) to conduct a community-driven Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of brownfield site redevelopment scenarios along the Bronx River waterfront. YMPJ, a non-profit community development organization, will lead this HIA in partnership with the New...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides funding to Special Service for Groups, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in California. The project aims to train and empower youth in climate change, environmental advocacy, leadership development, and civic engagement, enabling them to play a meaningful role in local government decision-making. Key...
- The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment was awarded a $75,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program to implement the New Voices Are Rising for Resilience project. The project aims to increase collaboration across communities in the San Francisco Bay Area to strengthen resilience to health threats from COVID-19, climate change, and toxic pollution in low-income communities of color. Key deliverables...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Delaware Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 2022 through September 2027. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include coastal habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, public education and outreach on issues...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $244,428 Project Grant to the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, Inc. doing business as Rise Rockaway Initiative For Sustainability & Equity under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). The grant will fund the Shore Corps internship program to train 40 local youth in environmental conservation and leadership skills through hands-on projects stabilizing coastal dunes and restoring trees and beaches in the Arverne neighborhood of Queens, New York from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023. Interns will help plant 20,000 grass sprigs and 140 bushes to reduce erosion along two miles of dune systems. They will also provide COVID-19 vaccination and climate change outreach to 400 local residents through community events and social media. The program aims to improve long-term emergency preparedness and environmental justice in underserved communities of color on the Rockaway Peninsula through workforce development and civic engagement activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $75.0k | 9/12/22 |