Project Grant PS831544010

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $497,184 Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) grant to Green Umbrella, a Cincinnati-based non-profit organization. The funding supports three tiers of cross-sector community engagement projects across three regional geographies (Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio) to advance environmental justice and climate resilience. Key activities include developing community climate action...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) grant to Bridging The Gap, Inc. to implement a Community Resiliency Investment Project in Kansas City, Missouri. The project aims to address high carbon emissions and urban heat island impacts in underserved neighborhoods, which contribute to poor air quality. Key elements include: 1) Establishing an Environmental Justice...

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) funds a 16-month initiative by Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), a non-profit organization, to address air pollution issues in the San Francisco Bay Midpeninsula region. The key activities include community-led air quality monitoring, establishing a community task force, public education and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) to the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC), a non-profit organization based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The grant funding will enable LAMC to conduct robust community engagement, provide technical assistance and disaster risk reduction training, and build the capacity of...

This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306), provides $1,774,458 to the Gamaliel Foundation to develop and pilot Climate Action Hubs in four metropolitan regions. The hubs will serve as community resource centers, offering climate readiness and environmental justice programs and resources to residents in areas that have experienced decades of...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will fund Resilient Virginia's community engagement and capacity building efforts in Ward 2 of Lynchburg, Virginia. The project aims to enable residents disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and climate risks, such as flooding and extreme heat, to address these challenges and participate in...

This $499,996 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will support Open Design Collective, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The funding will be used to restore and construct a public "Culture Park" space, develop a website and database to track and display air quality data, and install six air quality sensors in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306), provides $498,008 to the Ecology Action Center (EAC) to implement the Bloomington-Normal Climate Resiliency Community (BNCRC) project. The project aims to identify and develop mitigation strategies for disproportionate climate impacts within environmental justice areas of the Bloomington-Normal,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $499,975 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program to Canal Alliance, a non-profit organization in San Rafael, California. The three-year initiative is focused on developing community-driven climate resilience plans for the Canal District of San Rafael and Marin City, two of the most disadvantaged communities in Marin County. Key project activities include leading...

This 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) provides $500,000 in funding to the Iowa Environmental Council to build leadership and capacity for environmental justice (EJ) in Iowa. The key activities include creating EJ leadership cohorts in four priority communities, conducting public outreach and awareness events, facilitating stakeholder coalition...