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Environmental Justice Grants, Funding and Technical Assistance

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  • EJ Grants
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  • Informational Video on the Environmental and Climate Justice Communities Grants Program
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EJ Grants

The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) Program

The new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) Program is a competition to select multiple Grantmakers around the nation to reduce barriers to the application process communities face and increase the efficiency of the awards process for environmental justice grants. Grantmakers will design competitive application and submission processes, award environmental justice subgrants, implement a tracking and reporting system, provide resources and support to communities, all in collaboration with EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.

  • EJ TCGM 2023 grant opportunities now available!

Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) program Request for Information (RFI)

EPA is seeking public input on the new Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) program that will distribute $3 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding through grants and technical assistance. This Request for Information (RFI) related to the Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant Program, is seeking public input on multiple aspects of the program.

Learn more about the RFI and how to provide input.

The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program

EPA's EJ Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program provides funding for eligible applicants for projects that address local environmental and public health issues within an affected community. The EJCPS Program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health concerns in their communities.

  • EJCPS 2023 grant opportunities now available!

The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program

Formerly known as EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program (SEJCA), this program has been renamed to better reflect the multiple entities eligible for the funding as well as the purpose of the program. The EJG2G program provides funding to governmental entities at the state, local, territorial and tribal level to support and/or create model government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. These models should leverage or utilize existing resources or assets of state agencies to develop key tools and processes that integrate environmental justice considerations into governments and government programs at all levels.

  • EJG2G 2023 grant opportunities now available!

The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) Program

EPA's new EJ Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program will establish technical assistance centers across the nation providing technical assistance, training, and related support to communities with environmental justice concerns and their partners. The services provided will include training and assistance on writing grant proposals, navigating federal systems such as Grants.gov and SAM.gov, effectively managing grant funds, community engagement, meeting facilitation, and translation and interpretation services for limited English-speaking participants.

  • Learn more about the  Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) Program.

The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

EPA's EJ Small Grants Program supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The program is designed to help communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. For information on grant-writing, make sure to check out these federal grant resources.

  • Learn more about the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.

Other EJ-Related Funding Opportunities

Brownfields Grants

EPA's Brownfields Program provides direct funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving loans, and environmental job training. To facilitate the leveraging of public resources, EPA's Brownfields Program collaborates with other EPA programs, other federal partners, and state agencies to identify and make available resources that can be used for brownfields activities. In addition to direct brownfields funding, EPA also provides technical information on brownfields financing matters.

  • Learn more about Brownfields grants.

Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

EPA's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grants allow nonprofit and other organizations to recruit, train, and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and under-employed people living in areas affected by solid and hazardous waste. Residents learn the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, including assessment and cleanup. These green jobs reduce environmental contamination and build more sustainable futures for communities.

  • Learn more about Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants.

Urban Waters Small Grants program

The goal of the Urban Waters Small Grants program is to fund research, investigations, experiments, training, surveys, studies, and demonstrations that will advance the restoration of urban waters by improving water quality through activities that also support community revitalization and other local priorities.

  • Learn more about the Urban Small Grants program.

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Grants

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Grants - Since 2008, EPA has funded nearly 60,000 pieces of clean diesel technology through the National Clean Diesel Campaign. These technologies include emissions and idle control devices, aerodynamic equipment, engine and vehicle replacements, and alternative fuel options. The projects meet critical local air quality needs by deploying both proven and emerging technologies much earlier than would otherwise occur.

  • Learn more about Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Grants.

Extramural Research: STAR Grants, P3, Fellowships, & SBIR Programs

Extramural Research: STAR Grants, P3, Fellowships, & SBIR Programs - Supporting high quality research by the nation's leading scientists and engineers to improve EPA's scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues. EPA supports leading edge extramural research in exposure, effects, risk assessment, and risk management through competitions for STAR grants, fellowships, and research contracts under the Small Business Innovative Research Program.

  • Learn more about Extramural Research: STAR Grants, P3, Fellowships, & SBIR Programs.

Other EPA Technical Assistance Resources

Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Program

EPA's national Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) program provides independent assistance through an EPA contract to help communities better understand the science, regulations and policies of environmental issues and EPA actions. 

TASC services can include:

  • information assistance and expertise
  • community education
  • information assistance needs evaluation and plan development
  • other assistance to help community members work together to participate effectively in environmental decision-making

Learn more about the Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Program.

Brownfields Technical Assistance, Training and Research

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Brownfields Amendments authorize EPA to provide funding to organizations to conduct research and to provide training and technical assistance to communities to help address their brownfields challenges.

  • Learn more about Brownfields Technical Assistance, Training and Research.

Financial Technical Assistance and Tools for Water Infrastructure

The Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center works with on-the-ground partners to provide financial technical assistance to communities.

The Center provides:

  1. Objective financial advice to help communities make informed decisions on funding drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects.
  2. Access to tools that help utilities make financing decisions that meet their local infrastructure needs.
  • Learn more about Financial Technical Assistance and Tools for Water Infrastructure.

Smart Growth Technical Assistance Programs

EPA offers technical assistance to help communities learn about and implement smart growth approaches.

  • Learn more about Smart Growth Technical Assistance Programs.
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Last updated on February 23, 2023
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