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Description:
The agreement provides funding to WE ACT for Environmental Justice to support environmental justice programs through its Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center for participants in EPA Region 2. Specifically, WE ACT Technical Assistance Collaborative will service underserved, rural and remote communities within the areas of New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and eight Indian nations. WE ACT Technical Assistance Collaborative brings together academic partners with climate, policy, regulatory, and decisionmaker engagement expertise; outreach partners from across the region, with an emphasis on reaching rural and remote communities; and energy justice technical and funding expertise. This technical assistance service to be provided will increase the underserved and rural communities' capacity to address environmental and energy justice concerns in their respective communities.

Activities:
The activities include a series of meetings, workshops, and webinars, both face-to-face and virtual. The hubs and partners will engage grassroots organizations in strengthening institutional capacity. The recipient will assist grassroots organizations to identify organizational and technical needs, create culturally and linguistically appropriate guides and manuals, and to develop a hands-on approach for providing technical assistance and support for participants in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and eight Indian nations.

Subrecipient:
WEACT will issue subawards under this cooperative agreement. Subaward activities will include project coordination, development of informational materials, outreach activities, grantsmanship, and environmental and energy justice training.

Outcomes:
It is anticipated that this project will result in the following deliverables and expected outcomes: recruitment and engagement of grassroots organizations annually to strengthen their institutional capacity through training and technical assistance to increase their capability to apply for and receive grant funding; increase project participants' knowledge of grantsmanship, environmental justice, and energy justice. Also, the recipient will develop an online resource library. Direct beneficiaries of this program include residents located in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and eight Indian nations.

West Harlem Environmental Action

2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES

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

EPA Region 2: New York City [EPA - RO]

New York United States

State-Wide

Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC) (EPA-I-OP-OEJ-22-02)

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 06/30/28 to 05/06/25 and the total obligations have increased 100% from $4,000,000 to $8,000,000.