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Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program

ID: EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04 • Type: Posted

Description

The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants), created by the Inflation Reduction Act, offers an unprecedented $2 billion in grants under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The Community Change Grants will fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation. This historic level of support will enable communities and their partners to overcome longstanding environmental challenges and implement meaningful solutions to meet community needs now and for generations to come. There will be two tracks of funding under this opportunity. Track I will fund approximately 150 large, transformational community-driven investment grants of $10 million - $20 million. Track II will fund approximately 20 meaningful engagement grants of $1 million - $3 million. Grants cannot exceed 3-years in duration. Please review the NOFO for further information about the exciting opportunities under the Community Change Grants program and details about the application process.

Overview

Category of Funding
Environment
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 11/21/23 Environmental Protection Agency posted grant opportunity EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04 for Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program with funding of $2.0 billion. The grant will be issued under grant program 66.616 Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program. It is expected that 170 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Nov. 21, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Oct. 3, 2024, 9:32 a.m. EDT
Version
3
Archive Date
Dec. 21, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$20,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$2,000,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
170

Contacts

Contact
Elizabeth January Program Analyst
Contact Email
Contact Phone
(202) 564-1584

Documents

Posted documents for EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04

Grant Awards

Grants awarded through EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04

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