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Environmental Justice
EJ Funding Opprotunities
EJ Small Grants 2010 Request for Applications
On October 28, 2009 the Request for Applications (PDF) (528K, 43 pp, About PDF) was released announcing the availability of funds and solicitation of applications from eligible entities interested in participating the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG), supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. This year the program is emphasizing the need to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change in communities with environmental justice concerns.
The EPA EJ Small Grants Program is a national program with the total funding available for awards under this solicitation at $1,000,000. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 40 grants in the amount of $25,000 each. Deadline for application submission is January 8, 2010
EJ Resource Guide (PDF)
(20pp, 1.4M, About PDF)
EJ Resource Guide
(PDF formatted for booklet printing)
(20pp, 1.4M)
To properly print this guide as a booklet, please edit your printer's duplexing properties to "flip pages up" or "flip on short edge."
National Information
EPA's National Environmental Justice Home Page
Office of Environmental
Justice National Hotline
(800) 962-6215
Achieving equal environmental protection so that no segment of the population, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture or income, bears an undue burden of environmental pollution – and to ensure that the benefits of environmental protection are shared by everyone.
EJ Successes
EPA Awards Environmental Justice Small Grants to CommunitiesProgram Work
- Responds to the community’s environmental justice concerns
- Awards environmental justice grants throughout the region
- Integrates environmental justice throughout EPA programs in the region
- Collaborates with the Office of Environmental Justice, other regional offices, and partners to address environmental justice concerns
- Participates in community events, conferences, and federal, state, and local government meetings that address environmental justice
Contact Information
Environmental Justice Program Manager
Deldi Reyes (reyes.deldi@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3795