This $499,828 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, provides funding to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants in the Marin City, California community. The grant will support the deployment of a network of air quality monitors to collect data on PM2.5, NO2, and black carbon. This will enable the grantee, Marin...
This $3,058,750 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will support community-driven initiatives to address environmental challenges, climate resilience, and pollution reduction in disadvantaged communities in California's San Joaquin Valley. The grant will fund activities to (1) build the capacity of community residents to participate in local decision-making processes...
This $500,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) aims to address air pollution issues that disproportionately impact frontline communities in the San Francisco Bay Midpeninsula region, specifically in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, and North Fair Oaks. The core activities include community-led air quality monitoring, establishing a community task...
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), will fund the City and County of San Francisco's Department of the Environment to address indoor and outdoor air quality and climate change concerns in environmental justice (EJ) communities. The $1,000,000 award will support a range of activities, including: engaging EJ communities to identify climate action...
This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program 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 will enable these communities to address the increased effects of climate change, including flooding, extreme heat, and other adverse...
This $497,184 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) supports a collaborative effort led by the non-profit organization Green Umbrella Regional Sustainability Alliance. The project aims to engage communities in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio on climate action and environmental justice issues. Key activities include developing community climate action...
The County of Contra Costa was awarded a $19,076,843 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) on February 1, 2025. This grant will fund the North Richmond Community Resilience Initiative, which aims to improve community resilience and environmental justice outcomes in North Richmond, California. The key activities funded under this grant include: 1) Energy-efficient home upgrades and...
This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (DPW) to conduct community outreach and develop a climate resilience roadmap for Los Angeles County. Through this initiative, known as the Climate Ready Communities (CRC) project, DPW will collaborate with the Council for Watershed Health,...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will support the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) in addressing environmental injustice in the Barrio Logan and Logan Heights neighborhoods of San Diego, California. The project aims to reinvigorate the Logan community by collaborating with stakeholders to advance climate solutions, including...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $19,993,324.00, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), aims to enhance climate resilience, environmental sustainability, and community capacity along California's Gaviota Coast. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Restoration of 214 acres of degraded land through regenerative farming, native plant...