The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program
EPA has selected 11 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers (i.e., Grantmakers) that will receive $600 million to serve as pass-through entities nationwide through the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) cooperative agreements.
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Overview of EJ TCGM
The Grantmakers will provide subgrants to community-based nonprofits and other eligible subrecipients for assessment, planning, and project development activities. Grantmakers will alleviate much of the burden that the federal grants process places on small, resource-constrained community-based organizations supporting underserved communities and marginalized populations. These 11 Grantmakers are a combination of community-based nonprofit organizations in potential partnerships with a federally recognized Tribal government or an institution of higher education. 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.
Learn more about the 11 selected Grantmakers (pdf)
For more information, please contact Jacob Burney (Burney.Jacob@epa.gov) and Marisa Valdez (Valdez.Marisa@epa.gov).
Subgrants
The Grantmakers will work in collaboration with EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to issue subgrants to community-based nonprofit organizations and other eligible organizations representing disadvantaged communities.
Grantmakers are expected to begin opening competitions and awarding subgrants by fall 2024. Learn more about the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program.
Learn more about the subgrants and eligibility
Grantmaker Selections
Below are tables of the Grantmakers and their partners. Note: National Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) may be providing interim coverage. For current information about how to contact an EJ TCTAC and their partners, please visit the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program website.
National Grantmaker Selectees
Regions Served | Selectee | Partners |
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1-3 | Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) |
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4-7 | Research Triangle Institute |
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8-10 | Climate Justice Alliance |
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Regional Grantmaker Selectees
Region | Selectee | Partners | EJ TCTAC(s) |
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1 (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT) | Health Resources in Action (HRiA) |
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Institute for Sustainable Communities |
2 (serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 8 federally recognized Indian Nations) | Fordham University |
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West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (dba WE ACT for Environmental Justice) and Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus |
3 (serving DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV and 7 federally recognized tribes) | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc. |
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National Wildlife Federation |
4 (serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN) | Research Triangle Institute |
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Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) and Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) |
5 (serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI) | The Minneapolis Foundation |
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Blacks in Green (BIG) and University of Minnesota |
6 (serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX) | Texas Southern University |
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Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) and New Mexico State University |
7 (serving IA, KS, MO, and NE) | Research Triangle Institute (National Grantmaker) | Research Triangle Institute will be responsible for providing subgrants to communities in EPA Region 7 as part of their National Grantmaker role serving EPA Regions 4 - 7 | Wichita State University |
8 (serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY) | JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc |
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International City/County Management Association |
9 (serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau) | Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Inc |
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University of Arizona and San Diego State University |
10 (serving AK, ID, OR, WA and 271 native tribes) | Philanthropy Northwest |
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Willamette Partnership and University of Washington |
If EPA schedules informational webinars, details will be posted here and sent out by the EPA-EJ Listserv and the EPA Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights X account.