Project Grant SSP50022GR0038

This $20,000,000 project grant was awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The grant will fund the implementation of the "Community Leadership Initiatives for Mitigation and Adaptation" (CLIMA) project by Asociación de Residentes de la Margarita, Inc. (ARLM) in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) installing a community-led 700-household...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $341,949 to build teaching capacity and improve equitable access to climate resilience resources for cultural heritage organizations. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Evaluate and improve existing climate resilience resources; 2) Develop and facilitate a "train the trainers" program to build capacity among...

This Project Grant award of $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) will support the University of Puerto Rico Center for Resilience to Climate Change (UPR-CRCC) in transforming Puerto Rico's chemistry education and research infrastructure for climate resilience and wellness. The award will enable the university to enhance its capacity for climate-focused chemistry education and research over the 4-year project period...

This $2,987,385 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 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 directly engaging 840 ENP...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $18,590,988 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act's Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to Pueblo Unido CDC. The project will build a climate-smart, climate-resilient Center for Community Development and Resilience (CCDR) that integrates green building and infrastructure to demonstrate climate change adaptation and provide training for climate-smart agriculture. Key activities...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable CASA, Inc., a non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in impacted communities. Key activities include the Climate Justice Fellowship Program, which will build the capacity of CASA and five local...

The Asia Foundation received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to organize a program titled "2030 Climate Champions: Young Leaders for a Brighter U.S.-China Future." The one-year award period is from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to strengthen relationships and advance U.S. foreign policy goals and...

This $3,707,343 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will develop new training curricula and identify existing programs to build the capacity of communities in coastal Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to prepare for and increase resilience to climate change impacts. The project, awarded to the minority-owned non-profit organization Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), will train...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $717,769 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to enhance climate change resilience in Indigenous communities in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The project will establish partnerships between UNM, tribal organizations, and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center to braid Western and Indigenous climate science approaches. Key activities include: Identifying...