ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
Posted by Environmental Protection Agency
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM — is cataloged under number EPA-OP-OEJ-21-01 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.604, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 2, 2021 and last updated on April 19, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $75,000. The agency has projected $7.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 100 awards. If the agency funds the expected 100 awards from the $7.3 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $73,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 1, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Up to $75,000
Close Date
June 1, 2021
Please see Section IV for additional submission information.
Posted
March 2, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$7,300,000
Expected Awards
100
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income communities and communities of color through the advancement of racial equity and environmental justice. This funding announcement supports the priorities detailed in President Biden’s Executive Order 13985 titled Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and Executive Order 14008 titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. EPA continues to make effective responses to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the climate crisis top priorities. To address these multiple crises, this announcement places emphasis on projects focusing on COVID-19 impacts, as well as climate and disaster resiliency. Additionally, EPA is emphasizing projects addressing diesel pollution in underserved communities living near ports and railyards as part of EPA’s Ports Initiative (see details further described in this solicitation). Finally, to promote equitable accessibility to EPA grant funding and to assist small entities, approximately half of the total available funding under this announcement is intended to be reserved for small non-profit organizations with 10 or fewer full-time employees subject to the quality of applications received and other relevant considerations. Under this solicitation, therefore, there will be two separate ranking lists developed- one for small non-profit organizations of 10 or fewer full-time employees and one for all other eligible applicants as further described in this solicitation.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Contact
Jacob Burney, 202-564-2907
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