Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Environmental Justice (EJ) Small Grants
Funding Sources
- Brownfields Grants
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
- Diesel Emission Reduction Grants
- Environmental Education (EE)
- Environmental Justice (EJ) Small Grants
- National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant
- Non-Construction Market-based Approaches to Reducing GHG Emissions Through Energy Efficiency in Homes & Buildings
- Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Control
- Pollution Prevention Grants (PPG) for States/Tribes
- Regional Agriculture Grants
- Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Source Reduction Assistance
- Superfund Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs)
- Wetland Program Development Grants 104(b)(3)
| Purpose | To provide financial support for communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health issues in their communities. |
| Eligible Applicants | An eligible applicant must be:
In addition: an eligible applicant must be able to demonstrate that it has worked directly with the affected community (see Request for Applications for more detail).. |
| Award Amount | Approximately $30,000 |
| Total Awarded in Fiscal Year | $1,500,000 in FY 2013 |
| Matching Share | No matching share required. |
| Key Dates: Application Due; Selection |
Due: January 7, 2013 |
| Priorities | To support activities designed to educate, empower and enable communities to understand environmental and public health issues and to identify ways to address these issues at the local level. See websites for more info: |
| Contact Person EPA Office/Division |
LaDonna Thomas (thomas.ladonna@epa.gov) Environmental Justice Team 415- 972-3375 |