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Environmental Justice Funding

Updates

On Jun. 22, 2006, EPA issued Requests for Applications (RFAs) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) and the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program (EJ CPS). The application deadline for the two competitive programs is Oct. 23, 2006.

Earlier RFAs were released for both programs on Feb. 1, 2006, but were cancelled. Any organization that applied under the earlier RFAs must submit a new application because significant changes to the criteria and application instructions have been made. Links to the new RFAs are provided below. In FY 2005, four EJSG projects were selected in the New England region. Each project was awarded $25,000 in 2005 totaling $100,000 awarded in the region. The recipients include the Lawrence Environmental Action Group in Massachusetts, the New Haven Ecology Project in Connecticut, the Stafford Historical Society in Vermont and the Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, R.I. Read the project abstracts for the latest EJSG recipients here. (PDF) (3 pp., 43 KB, about PDF)

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

The purpose of this grant program is to support and empower communities that are working on local solutions to local environmental and public health issues. In addition, the EJSG aims to assist recipients in building collaborative partnerships. These partnerships help recipients understand and address the environmental and public health issues in their communities. Read a detailed fact sheet about the program. (PDF) (2 pp., 60 KB, About PDF)

Grants are awarded for two-year periods. The total award amount is $50,000 with recipients awarded $25,000 each year.

The RFAs and more information on eligibility criteria and application instructions in English and Spanish for the EJSG is available online.

If you wish to be placed on the national mailing list to receive information on the EJSG, including the annual RFA, send your request, along with you name, organization, address and phone number to Sheila Lewis (Lewis.Sheila@epa.gov) or:

Sheila Lewis
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Justice Program (2201A)
Grants Mailing List
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20460

If you wish to receive information about environmental justice in New England, contact Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye (Kyei-Aboagye.Kwabena @epa.gov) or 617-918-1609. 

Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program

The purpose of EJ CPS is to help communities address existing local environmental and/or public health issues. The program assists recipients in developing proactive, strategic and visionary approaches to address environmental and public health problems in their communities. EJ CPS projects cannot focus on education or training. Read more from a detailed fact sheet about the program.

Grants are awarded for a three-year period and total $100,000 each.

The RFAs and more information on eligibility criteria and application instructions in English and Spanish for the EJ CPS is available online.

If you wish to be placed on the national mailing list to receive information on the EJ CPS program, including any future Requests for Applications, send your request, along with you name, organization, address and phone number to Ayako Sato (sato.ayako@epa.gov) or:

Ayako Sato
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Justice (Room 2232E)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004

If you wish to receive information about environmental justice in New England, contact Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye (Kyei-Aboagye.Kwabena@epa.gov) or 617-918-1609

Environmental Justice Small Grants Recipients

Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement Recipients

Other Funding Opportunities

Brownfields Grants Program

Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Cooperative Agreements

Healthy Communities Grant Program

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