Region 1 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC)

Background
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications from eligible entities to establish and operate an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) for EPA Region 1. The center will provide technical assistance, training, and other eligible forms of assistance to various entities throughout EPA Region 1, including nonprofit organizations, community-based and grassroots organizations, philanthropic and civic organizations, underserved communities and organizations, rural and remote communities and organizations, faith-based organizations and churches, educational institutions, individuals of underserved communities, disadvantaged businesses, local, tribal, and state governmental units, US Territories, utility providers, and health care providers and clinics.

Grant Details
The EJ TCTAC will provide guidance, information, technical assistance to identify and address environmental and energy justice needs and challenges in their community. It will also offer local environmental justice analyses, assistance in navigating government systems used in the grant process such as www.sam.gov, www.grants.gov, EERE Exchange, OCED Exchange.
Additionally, it will provide knowledge of federal, state, local grant laws, regulations, policies, procedures to facilitate understanding of complex grant award making and management processes. The center will also facilitate community engagement and partnership building to address environmental and energy justice issues.
Furthermore, it will assist in capacity-building support to effectively engage with decision-makers at all levels of government to ensure that their perspectives inform policy development on environmental and energy justice issues.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible entities include nonprofit organizations; community-based and grassroots organizations; philanthropic and civic organizations; underserved communities and organizations; rural and remote communities and organizations; faith-based organizations and churches; educational institutions; individuals of underserved communities; disadvantaged businesses; local, tribal, and state governmental units; US Territories; utility providers; health care providers and clinics.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not specified in the provided document.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed throughout EPA Region 1 (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island), Connecticut as well as 10 federally recognized Tribes.