MONDAY: Roundtable to mark opening of RTI International’s $10M Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center at North Carolina Central University
DURHAM, N.C (November 2, 2023) – On Monday, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will join local, state, and federal leaders at a roundtable on North Carolina Central University’s campus to mark the opening of the Region 4 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TC TAC).
RTI International is among the 16 organizations selected by EPA, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, that will receive $177 million to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country. RTI’s grant of $10M will help community-based organizations throughout the Southeast access funding from the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic Investing in American agenda. To accomplish this goal, RTI is partnering with eight universities across the Southeast: Alabama A&M University, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, North Carolina Central University, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of Memphis, and University of South Carolina.
WHAT: Roundtable marking opening of RTI International’s EJ TC TAC
WHERE: North Carolina Central University
Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute Auditorium
537 Nelson St, Durham, NC 27707
*** Parking: Please RSVP at email addresses below for parking information
WHEN: Monday, November 6, 2023, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. EST
WHO: John Nicholson, Chief of Staff, EPA Region 4
Sherri White-Williamson, Policy Director, Environmental Justice Community Action Network and NCCN
Amy Roussel, Executive Vice President of Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences, RTI International
Dr. Deepak Kumar, Interim Associate Provost and Dean of Research and Sponsored Programs at NCCU
*** Interested media must RSVP via email to region4press@epa.gov and communications@nccu.edu to confirm your participation and receive parking information by COB Friday, November 3, 2023.