This $3,000,000 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 The New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center to create an energy transition educational series and implement an equitable energy governance consultation process in the Midwest and Northeast regions.
The educational series will feature three modules on key climate and energy topics, while the consultation process will facilitate engagement between disadvantaged communities and government stakeholders on clean energy transition policies and decisions. The project will deliver educational content through virtual and in-person formats, host community workshops, conduct energy infrastructure site tours, and organize multi-stakeholder convenings. Subawardees CEED and NJEJA will lead specific components of the project in their respective Midwest and Northeast regions. The anticipated outcomes include increased community readiness for government decision-making, deeper stakeholder understanding of environmental justice concerns, and enhanced trust and connections between disadvantaged communities and government representatives.