EJ Thriving Communities Grantmakers Subgrants
The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers (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.
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Structure of Subgrants
Community-based nonprofit organizations and other eligible organizations seeking subgrant funding will be able to apply for subgrants through three concurrent tiers offered by the Grantmakers.
Tier One will consist of grants for $150,000 for assessment, Tier Two will consist of grants for $250,000 for planning, and Tier Three will consist of grants for $350,000 for project development. In addition, $75,000 will be available for capacity-constrained community-based organizations through a noncompetitive process under Tier One. Each Grantmaker will design and implement a distribution program best suited for their region and communities.
Eligibility for Subgrants
Thousands of Thriving Communities subgrants will be distributed by the Grantmakers to support capacity building in communities affected by environmental or public health issues to eligible applicants including:
- Nonprofit organizations, community-based and grassroots nonprofit organizations
- Tribal governments (both federally recognized and state-recognized) and intertribal consortia
- Local governments
- Institutions of higher education
- Native American Organizations
- Puerto Rico
- US Territories
- Freely Associated States (FAS)
Ineligible subrecipients include:
- Individuals
- For profit businesses
- State governments
If EPA schedules informational webinars, details will be posted here and sent out by the EPA Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Listserv and the EPA Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights X account
Resources
- FAQs – The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) (pdf)
- Participatory Governance and the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaker (EJ TCGM) Request for Applications (pdf)
- Informational Video on the Environmental and Climate Justice Communities Grants Program