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EJ Small Grants Program, EJ Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program and State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreements Program

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EPA works to protect all citizens, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, and income. In FY 2008, EPA awarded four community based organizations in New England for $20, 000 each as part of the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG). The recipients are improving human health and the environment in communities disproportionately exposed to the impacts of pollution.

The Spanish American Union of Springfield, Mass received a $20,000 grant to work collaboratively with partners to raise awareness and reduce health hazards and risks from pesticides for families living in public housing developments.

Rhode Island Legal Services received a $20,000 grant to create public service announcements about green cleaning products and a video educating the public about solid waste and trash in low-income communities.

The Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice received a $20, 000 grant aimed at reducing health effects from air toxics in Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport, Connecticut through education, outreach and capacity building efforts provided for urban residents.

The United Somali Women of Maine received a $20, 000 grant to develop and implement an outreach campaign that will educate the refugee population in the Lewiston/Auburn area of central Maine on healthy homes, lead hazards and pesticide risks.

The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement (EJ CPS) Program is currently under evaluation and the EPA anticipates that the program will continue in the future.

On February 12, 2009, the Request for Applications (RFA) was released announcing the availability of funds and solicitation of applications from eligible entities interested in participating the State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreements Program.

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., 56 KB)

The fact sheet is available in Spanish (PDF) (2 pp., 56 KB).

Each award will be in the amount of $20,000. All projects must have a period of one year.

The RFAs and more information on eligibility criteria and application instructions in English (PDF) (42 pp., 529 KB).

The RFA is also available in Spanish (PDF) (45 pp., 473 KB).

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

For more information on the EJ Small Grant Program »

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.

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

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 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

For more information on the EJ CPS Cooperative Agreement Program »

If you wish to receive additional information about environmental justice funding opportunities in New England, contact Amy Braz (braz.amy@epa.gov or (617) 918-1326).

State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreements Program

The program provides funding so that eligible entities may work collaboratively with affected communities to understand, promote and integrate approaches to provide meaningful and measurable improvements to the public health and/or environment in the community.

Grants are awarded for three year period and total $160,000 each.  

For more information on the State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program »

Environmental Justice Small Grants Recipients

Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement Recipients

 

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