The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a round of funding for “environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges,” according to the Community Change Grants website.
The initiative will award $2 billion in funding through the Inflation Reduction Act. The deadline for applications is Nov. 21.
Learn More from EPA
EPA is hosting a series of webinars and in-person meetings geared toward specific regions and communities:
- March 18, 3 p.m. ET: Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Register or the webinar.
- March 18, 7 p.m. ET: Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands. Register for the webinar.
- March 25, 3 p.m. ET: U.S. Southern Border Communities. Register for the webinar.
- March 27 and 28: Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. See more info.
- May 8 and 9: El Centro/Imperial Valley, California. See more info.
EPA photo of EPA Administrator Michael Regan via Flickr
