Project Grant SPK33022GR0007

The City of El Paso was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop a comprehensive climate action plan for the city. The plan will quantify greenhouse gas emissions sources, identify priority strategies to reduce emissions, and engage with low-income and disadvantaged communities. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan, Comprehensive Climate Action...

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 the Eight Northern Pueblos (ENP) in New Mexico around climate and environmental justice issues. The key activities under this grant include hosting over 40 climate justice and community engagement workshops and events...

This $20,058,601 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The funding will support Commun Denver Inc., a non-profit organization, in renovating a 40,000 square foot building into a community-designed Resilience Hub and Resource Center. The Hub will provide shelter, essential services, and emergency/disaster preparedness resources to communities disproportionately impacted...

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) received a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop and update a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the state of Colorado. Key activities include updating the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, quantifying emissions and benefits for low-income and disadvantaged communities, and conducting extensive public...

This $1,047,647 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund the Bronx River Alliance, Inc. to establish a Bronx Climate Justice Task Force. The task force will engage 10 community organizations to amplify disadvantaged community voices in climate resilience planning for the Bronx River watershed. Key activities include synthesizing existing habitat...

The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission was awarded a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop or enhance climate action plans that establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies for the Tribe(s) or Territory over a 4-year period. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by March 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP)...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE), a non-profit organization, to implement a 1-year project that designs, demonstrates, and disseminates environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Pittsburgh, PA. The key activities include: 1) Creating eco-student...

This $199,705,797 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will enable the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to implement a comprehensive program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Denver metropolitan area. The key activities to be carried out under this five-year award include: 1) providing full-service decarbonization retrofits for low-income and disadvantaged...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) for the project "Social Network Analysis of the Environmental Justice and Climate Justice Community Active in Climate Adaptation and Conservation." The project, running from September 16, 2024 to September 15, 2026, will identify and map relationships between organizations engaged in...

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 $3,000,000 in funding to The Trust for Public Land to implement the "Building Democratic Systems for a Climate Resilient Cleveland" initiative. The project aims to increase resident participation, particularly from historically disadvantaged communities, in municipal decision-making processes related to parks,...