03D33725

Description: This action approves an award in the amount of $19,996,791 under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Young, Gifted and Green.

Specifically, the project will encompass three climate action strategies and three pollution reduction strategies to undertake community transformational change in environmental justice across the project area.

Activities: The activities to be performed include the establishment of the Mid-South Environmental Justice Center; organizing door knocking campaigns; creating a community advisory board; implementing a community engagement plan; coordinating workforce training in green jobs; conducting whole home health initiative; building organizational capacity and compliance; implementing grants for small businesses; water testing, training and sampling; implementing nature-based solutions for stormwater; and native planting for biodiversity and air quality.

Subrecipient: The subaward activities include, and are not limited to, energy-efficiency upgrades and health-hazard remediation to residences, energy-efficient upgrades and green-infrastructure installation to commercial buildings, planting trees, and testing local water for contamination.

All subaward activities are to take place in the identified project area.

Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include, but are not limited to, reports; community outreach and engagement; home health assessments and mitigations; energy efficient upgrades; workforce development; job placements; blighted property purchases; new community gardens; and outdoor space.

The expected outcomes include, but are not limited to, an increase in community empowerment on environmental health; improved awareness of the dangers of environmental exposures and prevention; an increase in workforce readiness for green jobs; a decrease in local air pollution due to green planting; as well as a decrease in indoor asthma triggers and home hazards due to whole home upgrades; and an increase in economic opportunities created through the acquisition of blighted property.

The intended beneficiaries are disadvantaged communities throughout Memphis, Tennessee.

Young, Gifted & Green

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 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 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 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 1 - CORE MISSION 1.3 - REVITALIZE LAND AND PREVENT CONTAMINATION 3 - RULE OF LAW AND PROCESS 3.3 - PRIORITIZE ROBUST SCIENCE 3 - GREATER CERTAINTY, COMPLIANCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS 3.3 - PRIORITIZE ROBUST SCIENCE 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 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 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 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 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 S - C

66.616 - Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

Memphis, Tennessee 38104 United States

Single Zip Code

Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04)

Termination This project grant 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 05/01/25.