This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program will support Bridging The Gap, Inc., a non-profit organization in Kansas City, Missouri, in implementing a Community Resiliency Investment Project. The key elements of the project include conducting public education, performing energy, environmental health, and household carbon footprint assessments, creating a...
This $20,000,000 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 City of Evansville's "Moving Evansville Towards a Healthier Future" project. The project consists of four complementary initiatives to address poor air quality, related health impacts, and lack of clean transportation options in the city, while increasing equitable access to clean...
This 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) provides $574,179 to the Bessemer Historical Society, Inc. to purchase, distribute, and monitor the use of 100 e-bicycles by members of underserved communities in Pueblo, Colorado. The project aims to improve transportation access, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance air quality, provide environmental...
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 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $541,860 to the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) to support public outreach and education on transportation options that reduce emissions and congestion in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Promotion of the "Way to Go" regional rideshare program...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), provides $109,916 to the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO) to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in underserved communities in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri. Over the 2-year project period from August 2024 to July 2026, MRBO will partner with local organizations, businesses, schools, and community...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $6,890,545 in funding to the Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. to reduce diesel emissions in Kansas and Missouri. The key activities include replacing 3 diesel school buses with propane buses, 4 terminal trucks and 8 delivery vans with electric vehicles, and providing a rebate program to replace 10-18 additional diesel vehicles...
This 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) provides $500,000 in federal funding to Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), a non-profit organization. The project will focus on the San Francisco Bay Midpeninsula region, including East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, and North Fair Oaks, to address air pollution issues that disproportionately impact these...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). The $600,000 award will enable DOEE to establish a mobile air monitoring platform focused on providing hyper-local,...
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...