Updates to EPA’s Community Change Grants

The latest revision to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program was released yesterday.

There are many organizations that are offering various technical assistance to help communities navigate the process. The official technical assistance partner to EPA is EnDyna and they host webinars every Tuesday at 12PST/3EST.

Following is the synopsis of this huge funding opportunity from Grants.gov

The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants), created by the Inflation Reduction Act, offers an unprecedented $2 billion in grants under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The Community Change Grants will fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation. This historic level of support will enable communities and their partners to overcome longstanding environmental challenges and implement meaningful solutions to meet community needs now and for generations to come. There will be two tracks of funding under this opportunity. Track I will fund approximately 150 large, transformational community-driven investment grants of $10 million - $20 million. Track II will fund approximately 20 meaningful engagement grants of $1 million - $3 million. Grants cannot exceed 3-years in duration. Please review the NOFO for further information about the exciting opportunities under the Community Change Grants program and details about the application process.

For more information, visit EnDyna’s Community Change Technical Assistance page or contact Alba.