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Description: This agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act to Fordham University to support nonprofit organizations and organizations representing disadvantaged communities through its Thriving Communities Grantmaker Initiative titled Flourishing in Communities (FIC).

Specifically, Fordham University Grantmaker proposes an intersectional approach to place frontline communities in positions of power to advance environmental justice and climate justice in disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities and communities disproportionately impacted by climate change, pollution, and other environmental stressors in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Fordham University Grantmaker will foster stakeholder engagement; establish a community-led participatory governance; facilitate a robust and accessible subgrant application, disbursement, monitoring and reporting process; and provide technical assistance and wrap-around support to subgrantees.

This Grantmaker Initiative will reduce barriers the federal grant process places on small, resource-constrained community-based nonprofits supporting the underserved communities.

Activities: The activities in the initial award phase include: a series of meetings, workshops and webinars, both face-to-face and virtual to foster authentic stakeholder engagement and establish participatory governance, facilitate a robust and accessible subgrant application, disbursement, monitoring and reporting process.

Subrecipient: Fordham University will issue subawards under this cooperative agreement.

Subaward activities will include project coordination, intake applications, development of solicitation and outreach activities.

Outcomes: It is anticipated that this project will result in the following deliverables and expected outcomes: development of participatory governance, outreach plan, subgrant application consisting of disbursement, monitoring, and reporting process.

Direct beneficiaries of the program include residents located in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands and Indian Nations.

Fordham University

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 2 - PROTECTING AMERICA'S WATERS 2.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERSHEDS AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS 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

66.615 - Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM)

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

Virgin Islands United States

State-Wide

Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) (EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-03)

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 04/30/27 to 04/25/25.