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 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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $18,560,143 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the La Familia Counseling Center, Inc. in Sacramento, CA. The grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to May 1, 2025, will fund the Greening North Franklin Project to implement several climate action and pollution reduction strategies in the South Sacramento community. Key activities include: developing a...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will provide $20,452,614 in funding to the nonprofit organization Day One to implement a range of climate resilience and environmental justice initiatives in the San Gabriel Valley of California. The key activities include: planting 1,000 trees in public areas, distributing 1,500 fruit trees, greening 10 public school...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $19,999,999 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the San Diego Foundation. This grant will fund a comprehensive set of green infrastructure, transportation, energy efficiency, workforce development, and indoor/outdoor air pollution reduction initiatives in disadvantaged communities in San Diego, CA. Key project activities include: installing residential xeriscaping,...
This $2,987,385 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 Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship and its partners to engage residents of New Mexico's Eight Northern Pueblos (ENP) on climate and environmental justice issues. The key activities include hosting over 40 climate justice and community engagement workshops and events for 840 ENP residents,...
This $20,058,601 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) provides funding to Commun Denver Inc. to renovate a 40,000 square foot building into a community-designed resilience hub and resource center. The resilience hub will serve as a public space to provide shelter, essential services, and educational activities related to emergency and disaster preparedness for...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD), a non-profit organization based in South Los Angeles. The grant funding will support two strategic initiatives over a three-year period: Climate Action Strategy - Provide workforce development training to 460 individuals from disadvantaged communities in South LA for...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $11,914,745 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to El Departamento de la Comida (El Depa) in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The grant funds a 3-year initiative with three key components: 1) Community education and workforce development programs, 2) Establishment of a climate resilience hub, and 3) Intergenerational waterway restoration efforts. The project aims to implement...
This $19,997,193 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 fund a comprehensive set of community resilience projects in Tucson and South Tucson, Arizona. The grant recipient, Primavera Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization, will work with five sub-award recipients including the City of Tucson, Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Tucson Clean and...