Project Grant 97T28801
Award Date
1/1/25
Completion Date
5/1/25
Dollars Obligated
$14M
Federal Agency
EPA Region 9
Federal Grant Program
66.616
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Honolulu, HI 96814, USA
Similar Awards
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 in funding to Earth Island Institute Inc. to implement data-driven programs focused on environmental sustainability and community well-being in Waianae, Hawaii. The key activities funded include: 1) creating an environmental advisory council of Native Hawaiian leaders, 2) launching a citizen science program to...
This $200,000 Environmental Protection Agency Project Grant, awarded under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306), will fund environmental education and community health initiatives in Kekaha, Hawaii from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2024. The grantee, Kaunalewa, will educate the isolated island community on minimizing exposure to legacy pesticides and asbestos through workshops on gardening, agriculture, and contaminant sampling. Two...
This Project Grant award of $20,096,954 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 activities in Puerto Rico to improve energy efficiency, increase renewable energy access, and support workforce development in the solar industry. The key products and services to be delivered include: providing 50 community centers and fire stations with energy efficiency audits,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan for the state of Hawaii in collaboration with local air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments. The plans will identify strategies...
This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...
This federal 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 fund Pueblo Unido CDC to build a Climate-Smart, Climate-Resilient Center for Community Development and Resilience (CCDR) in California. The $18,590,988 award will support the construction of the CCDR facility, a clean green infrastructure agri-housing demonstration unit, and four solar-powered greenhouses to...
This $11,914,745 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 El Departamento de la Comida (El Depa) to implement a multi-faceted initiative in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The key activities include: 1) Implementing nature-based solutions and green infrastructure to enhance watershed resilience, 2) Upgrading critical infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded $150,000 under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604) to Trees For Honolulu's Future. The grant will support middle and high school students in measuring and mapping urban heat island effects in Honolulu through experiential learning opportunities. Students will receive training to take air temperatures, examine soil health, inventory existing trees, and estimate canopy coverage at a public housing complex, park, and three...
This $3,000,000 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 fund the creation of a workforce development program at the University of Guam (UOG) Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant. The program aims to build the capacity of communities in Guam to address environmental and climate justice issues. Key activities include providing training to program...
The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant to Paepae O Heeia, a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098). The grant, effective from October 2024 to September 2027, will fund the organization's "Kapapahuliau Climate Resilience Projects" to address climate change impacts in the Heeia ahupuaa (watershed) region of Hawaii. The key products and services to be delivered...