00A01512
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Description: This agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Health Resources in Action (HRA).
The recipient is a regional grantmaker and the purpose of this award is to fund the subsequent award for the pass-through entity HRA to partner with two core partners, Alternatives for Community and the Environment (ACE) and Grassroots Fund, to manage and implement a comprehensive Environmental Justice (EJ) Thriving Communities Grantmaker (TCGM) program to support community-based organizations (CBOs), Environmental Justice (EJ) organizations, nonprofit, and other eligible entities representing underserved, rural, urban, Indigenous, remote, and capacity constrained communities in implementing projects to address local environmental and/or public health challenges in Region 1.
Additional anchor partners will provide outreach and support to prospective applicants within their service areas and to federally and state recognized tribes, and tribal and Indigenous people serving organizations.
HRA will redistribute 80% of total awards to communities through competitive and noncompetitive subgrants.
The remainder will be used for administration and closeout costs to document project results.
HRA will begin accepting proposals in December 2024, evaluate submissions on a regular basis and select the first recipients in 2025.
The last project selections will be made in June 2026, with all projects completed within established deadlines.
TCGM subgrants will be available for three distinct phases of community-readiness.
Tier I subgrants will be one-year up to $150,000 for assessment projects, Tier II subgrants will be 1-2 years up to $250,000 for planning projects, and Tier III subgrants are up to two years for a maximum of $350,000 for implementation projects.
Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III subgrants will address a range of environmental issues and consist of a variety of project types.
For Tier I subgrants (assessment), communities will gather information, assess, and understand the environmental problem(s) before developing and implementing plans to address and eventually resolve the problem(s).
The Tier II subgrants (planning) will be available for eligible subrecipients who already have a strong understanding of their local environmental and/or public health issues and are ready to formulate a plan to address those issues.
The Tier III subgrants (project development) will be available for eligible subrecipients who already have a strong understanding of their local environmental and/or public health issues, have already formulated a plan addressing those issues, and/or are ready to design and/or implement the project.
HRA will offer a limited number of noncompetitive subgrants for severely capacity-constrained communities and organizations.
Eligibility and application requirements for all submissions will be publicly posted.
Activities: The activities in the subsequent award phase include releasing and promoting the funding opportunity; the selection of subgrant recipients; disbursing awards and funds; managing the subgrant application in-take processes, evaluations, award process; providing capacity building training and technical assistance to subrecipients; soliciting and incorporating feedback on grant process from applicants; disseminating project results from funded subrecipients and success stories to the public; regularly monitoring progress of fund expenditures in compliance with federal regulations, terms and conditions of cooperative agreements, and ensuring that all funds received by the pass-through entities are expended within the 3-year project period per the requirements of Section 138(B)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA); providing technical support to subrecipients to assist in data collection, tracking, evaluation, and reporting of information in alignment with achieving project outputs and outcomes; provide quality project oversight for funded subrecipients including virtual and in-person site visits.
The recipient is a regional grantmaker and the purpose of this award is to fund the subsequent award for the pass-through entity HRA to partner with two core partners, Alternatives for Community and the Environment (ACE) and Grassroots Fund, to manage and implement a comprehensive Environmental Justice (EJ) Thriving Communities Grantmaker (TCGM) program to support community-based organizations (CBOs), Environmental Justice (EJ) organizations, nonprofit, and other eligible entities representing underserved, rural, urban, Indigenous, remote, and capacity constrained communities in implementing projects to address local environmental and/or public health challenges in Region 1.
Additional anchor partners will provide outreach and support to prospective applicants within their service areas and to federally and state recognized tribes, and tribal and Indigenous people serving organizations.
HRA will redistribute 80% of total awards to communities through competitive and noncompetitive subgrants.
The remainder will be used for administration and closeout costs to document project results.
HRA will begin accepting proposals in December 2024, evaluate submissions on a regular basis and select the first recipients in 2025.
The last project selections will be made in June 2026, with all projects completed within established deadlines.
TCGM subgrants will be available for three distinct phases of community-readiness.
Tier I subgrants will be one-year up to $150,000 for assessment projects, Tier II subgrants will be 1-2 years up to $250,000 for planning projects, and Tier III subgrants are up to two years for a maximum of $350,000 for implementation projects.
Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III subgrants will address a range of environmental issues and consist of a variety of project types.
For Tier I subgrants (assessment), communities will gather information, assess, and understand the environmental problem(s) before developing and implementing plans to address and eventually resolve the problem(s).
The Tier II subgrants (planning) will be available for eligible subrecipients who already have a strong understanding of their local environmental and/or public health issues and are ready to formulate a plan to address those issues.
The Tier III subgrants (project development) will be available for eligible subrecipients who already have a strong understanding of their local environmental and/or public health issues, have already formulated a plan addressing those issues, and/or are ready to design and/or implement the project.
HRA will offer a limited number of noncompetitive subgrants for severely capacity-constrained communities and organizations.
Eligibility and application requirements for all submissions will be publicly posted.
Activities: The activities in the subsequent award phase include releasing and promoting the funding opportunity; the selection of subgrant recipients; disbursing awards and funds; managing the subgrant application in-take processes, evaluations, award process; providing capacity building training and technical assistance to subrecipients; soliciting and incorporating feedback on grant process from applicants; disseminating project results from funded subrecipients and success stories to the public; regularly monitoring progress of fund expenditures in compliance with federal regulations, terms and conditions of cooperative agreements, and ensuring that all funds received by the pass-through entities are expended within the 3-year project period per the requirements of Section 138(B)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA); providing technical support to subrecipients to assist in data collection, tracking, evaluation, and reporting of information in alignment with achieving project outputs and outcomes; provide quality project oversight for funded subrecipients including virtual and in-person site visits.
Awardee
Funding Goals
2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 3 - GREATER CERTAINTY, COMPLIANCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS 3.3 - PRIORITIZE ROBUST SCIENCE S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Massachusetts
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Termination This cooperative agreement was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/27 to 04/30/25.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/27 to 04/30/25.
Health Resources In Action was awarded
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grant Program
Cooperative Agreement 00A01512
worth $52,000,000
from EPA Region 1: Boston in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Massachusetts United States.
The grant
was awarded through assistance program 66.615 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM).
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM).
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 5/6/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
4/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$52.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$52.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 00A01512
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
00A01512
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
68HF01 REGION 1 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68Q000 REGION 1 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
FPD3JRJ61WJ2
Awardee CAGE
3Q5S4
Performance District
MA-02
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 5/6/25