This $20,096,954 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 a comprehensive renewable energy and community development initiative on the east side of Puerto Rico. The key products and services to be delivered include: Providing 50 community centers and fire stations with energy efficiency audits, education, and $1,000 electrification vouchers to upgrade appliances...
This $500,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), aims to develop a mixed methods approach for collecting environmental, social, food, and health data to evaluate changes in contaminant exposure from climate change stressors in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The key objectives are to: 1) develop a community-centered framework to assess the cumulative impacts of environmental exposures, climate change, and...
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 $18,590,988 in full federal funding to Pueblo Unido CDC to build a climate-smart, climate-resilient Center for Community Development and Resilience (CCDR). The project will integrate green building elements, green infrastructure, and climate change adaptation strategies, as well as provide workforce development programs...
This $20,000,000 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 the 'Community Leadership Initiatives for Mitigation and Adaptation' (CLIMA) project implemented by Asociacion De Residentes De La Margarita Inc. in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) installing a 700-household community-led solar/battery microgrid and 15 residential...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $14,944,031 project grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. in Tampa, Florida. This grant funding, provided through the Inflation Reduction Act, will support infrastructure, strategies, and approaches to reduce pollution, protect against climate change, and shape redevelopment in a low-income, minority, overburdened, and...
This $13,939,738 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program will support community-based climate resilience initiatives at the Pu'uhonua O Wai'anae (POW) Village in Honolulu, Hawaii. The key activities to be delivered include installation of renewable energy microgrids and containerized farms, land restoration to mitigate wildfire risk, development of green stormwater infrastructure, and community...
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 $3,073,914 to Earth Island Institute Inc. to implement data-driven programs for environmental sustainability and community well-being in Waianae, Hawaii. The project will create an environmental advisory council, train residents to conduct environmental monitoring, and establish workshops to share knowledge between...
This $19,997,193 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 set of climate resilience projects in the Tucson and South Tucson communities. The key activities include installing rainwater harvesting systems, planting trees and shrubs, enhancing bus stops, providing energy efficiency upgrades to low-income households, installing solar systems, creating...
This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,028,353 in funding to the Municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The project aims to assist communities in identifying, preventing, and eliminating blighted properties and associated health and environmental risks. Key activities include education and training on community mapping and blight...