Flourishing in Community Environmental Justice Grants (Region 2)

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Fordham University is offering funding, technical support, capacity development, programs, and research opportunities for environmental justice projects in EPA Region 2.

The program is designed to evaluate climate change and environmental justice concerns, design community plans in response to these issues, and execute these projects and plans at the community level to boost the growth and success of historically disadvantaged communities. Activities may include:

• Research and Monitoring
• Emergency Preparedness
• Education and Outreach
• Infrastructure and Environmental Improvements
• Planning and Development
• Project Development
• Land and Asset Acquisition
• Job Training

A more detailed list of eligible activities is provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants:

• Nonprofit organizations (incorporated in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
• Community-based and grassroots nonprofit organizations
• Philanthropic and civic organizations with nonprofit status
• Tribal governments (both federally recognized and state-recognized) and intertribal consortia
• Native American organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, nonprofit corporations, partnerships, and associations that have the authority to enter into legally binding agreements) spatially located in the EPA's Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
• Institutions of higher education
• Local governments including cities, towns, municipalities, and counties, public housing authorities, and councils of government
• The governments of Puerto Rico and of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Priority will be given to:

• Communities that appear as disadvantaged in the EPA IRA Disadvantaged Communities map
• Minority serving institutions
• Native American and Tribal nations
• Rural and/or remote community organizations and agencies
• Coastal community organizations and agencies
• Women, minority, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ led organizations and agencies
• Organizations serving climate-impacted communities, including communities recovering from storms and natural disasters
• Organizations serving communities with increased health risks due to pollution and environmental stressors
• Organizations that take an intersectional approach to environmental justice
• Organizations that demonstrate high levels of cross sector (public-private-civic) collaboration
• Organizations who have conducted environmental justice work for a minimum of 5 years in the community and have a proven track record of accomplishments
• Organizations that are place-based (directly based in the community/island/neighborhood that they are serving)

By phase:

• Phase I - Assessment projects for up to $150,000 for a 1 year project period
• Phase II - Planning projects for up to $250,000 for a 1-2 year project period
• Phase III - Project Development projects for up to $350,000 for a 2 year project period

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.