66.312: Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program

66.312

Active

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Oct. 18, 2022

Oct. 18, 2022

The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support and/or create model state activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. These models should leverage or utilize existing resources or assets of state agencies to develop key tools and processes that integrate environmental justice considerations into state governments and government programs. The SEJCA program goals are to (1) achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities; (2) build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community organizations within disproportionately impacted areas; (3) pilot activities in specific communities that create models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas; (4) reinforce connections to EPA regional EJ activities and priorities and, (5) strengthen the development and implementation of specific approaches to achieve environmental justice. Projects should leverage: (1) state and local data; (2) state and local leadership; (3) state and local results; (4) relationships between delegated programs (i.e. federal environmental programs delegated to and carried out by States) and state environmental justice policies, and (5) state targeting of disproportionately burdened areas.

B - Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)

The following entities are ELIGIBLE to receive a SEJCA award: (1) A state, District of Columbia, U.S. territory, or commonwealth; (2) an instrumentality of the state (i.e. government-created organization which performs governmental functions but does not have full power of the state government). (3) federally recognized tribal governments – including Alaska Native Villages (4) local governments (as defined by 2 CFR 200.64) - includes cities, towns, municipalities, and counties. The following entities are INELIGIBLE: 1) Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education, including State Colleges and Universities; 2) Hospitals and medical facilities; 3) Incorporated non-profit organizations; 4) Public Housing Authorities; 5) Businesses and Industry; 6) Faith-based organizations and local churches; 7) Civic and Philanthropic organizations. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

(1) state, U.S. territory, or commonwealth; (2) an instrumentality of the state (i.e. government-created organization which performs governmental functions but does not have full power of the state government); (3) federally recognized tribal governments – including Alaska Native Villages; (4) local governments (as defined by 2 CFR 200.64) - includes cities, towns, municipalities, and counties.

66.309 - Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training and Special Purpose Activities Relating to Environmental Justice

66.604 - Environmental Justice Small Grant Program

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