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EPA selected 18 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTACs) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, providing $177 million in total to build capacity in disadvantaged communities nationwide. TCTACs deliver training and hands-on assistance to help communities navigate federal grant systems, develop strong proposals, and manage grant funding effectively.
Centers also support community engagement, meeting facilitation, and direct communications to ensure underserved communities can access federal resources. Awards range from $5–$10 million per center. Note: not all 18 TCTACs are currently active.
Eligible applicants include nonprofits, universities, and community consortia committed to serving environmental justice communities.
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The Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program | US EPA The Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program Read the press release announcing the EJ TCTACs EJ TCTAC Selection Fact Sheet (pdf) Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas NOTE: NOT ALL TCTACS ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE EPA selected 18 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTACs) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy that will receive $177 million to help communities across the country.
Submitting a Request for Technical Assistance These centers will provide training and other assistance to build capacity for navigating federal grant application systems, developing strong grant proposals, and effectively managing grant funding. In addition, these centers will provide guidance on community engagement, meeting facilitation, thus removing barriers and improving accessibility for communities.
Each of the technical assistance centers will also create and manage communication channels to ensure all communities have direct access to resources and information.
Learn about all of the EJ TCTACs (pdf) The TCTAC Program is part of the Federal Thriving Communities Network Initiative that is working towards a holistic government-wide framework for providing technical assistance and capacity building resources those most in need to improve and foster thriving communities throughout the country.
Click the map below to see the 18 TCTACs and their partners: Submitting a Request for Technical Assistance West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (dba WE ACT for Environmental Justice) Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus National Wildlife Federation Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) Blacks in Green (BIG) University of Minnesota New Mexico State University Wichita State University University of Arizona Willamette Partnership San Diego State University University of Washington International City/County Management Association Institute for Sustainable Communities University of Connecticut (UConn) National Indian Health Board Montana State University Region Awardee Partner List Website to Submit Technical Assistance Requests 1 (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT) University of Connecticut (UConn) Environmental Protection Network New England Rural Health Association University of Massachusetts Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies University of Southern Maine’s New England Environmental Finance Center https://environmental-justice.
program. uconn.
edu/ 2 (serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 8 federally recognized Indian Nations) West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (dba WE ACT for Environmental Justice) New York University School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity (academic) Inter American University (academic) Columbia University Climate School (academic) Environmental Protection Network (nonprofit, technical assistance) Clean Energy Group (nonprofit, technical assistance) New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (nonprofit, environmental justice) South Ward Environmental Alliance (nonprofit, environmental justice) /tctac/ 2 (serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 8 federally recognized Indian Nations) Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus Community Engineering Corps NJ Science and Technology University Environmental Protection Network Department of Economic Development and Commerce of PR & ecoeagle/ 3 (serving DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV and 7 federally recognized tribes) National Wildlife Federation University of Maryland's (UMD) Center for Community Engagement Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) Environmental Finance Center (EFC) West Virginia State University South Baltimore Community Land Trust Overbrook Education Center Sussex Health & Environmental Network/Sentinels of Eastern Shore Health This TCTAC is currently inactive.
4 (serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN) Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) North Carolina Central University (academic/Minority-serving Institution [MSI]) University of Memphis (academic) University of South Carolina (academic) University of Georgia (academic) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (academic/MSI) Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (academic/MSI) University of Kentucky (academic) Jackson State University (academic/MSI) Environmental Protection Network (non-profit) http://react4ej.
org/ 5 (serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI) Blacks in Green (BIG) The Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA) Black Environmental Leaders (BEL) Environmental Health Watch (EHW) The School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago The Smart Energy Design Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (SEDAC) https://www. blacksingreen.
org/resources/big-justice-tctac 5 (serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI) University of Minnesota University of Minnesota (academic) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (academic) Michigan State University (academic) Purdue University (academic) Ohio State University (academic) Great Plains Institute (non-profit) Environmental Protection Network (non-profit) Community Engineering Corps (non-profit) Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (non-profit) This TCTAC is currently inactive.
4 (serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN) and 6 (serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX) Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) Academic: Alabama A&M University Bethune Cookman University North Carolina Central University South Carolina State University Tennessee State University Texas Southern University Community-Based: Clean, Healthy, Educated, Safe and Sustainable Unity in the Family Ministry Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate, and Health Organization East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission Coalition of Community Organizations Government: U.S. Representative, 2nd District City of New Orleans Office of Hazard Mitigation Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality New Orleans City Council District E.
Research and Policy: Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice Alliance for Affordable Energy Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Protection Network Health Impacts of Degraded Environments Land Loss Prevention Project Union of Concerned Scientist West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Center for Earth Energy and Democracy People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources Faith-Based: Louisiana General Missionary Baptist Convention and the Baptist Pastors Conference of New Orleans This TCTAC is currently inactive.
6 (serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX) New Mexico State University NMSU (Academic-College of Engineering and Cooperative Extension Service) Beloved Community (Non-profit) UT Arlington-based Texas Manufacturing Extension Program (Academic, TMAC) Life City (Business/Industry) Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce (Non-profit, SFGCC) Inter-Tribal Council of Louisiana(Non-profit) Arkansas Capital Corporation (Business/Industry, ACC) Gulf States Renewable Energy Industry Association (Non-profit, GSREIA), Together Louisiana (Non-profit) G.
A. A. P.
Grant Writing Training (Non-profit) This TCTAC is currently inactive. 7 (serving IA, KS, MO, and NE) Wichita State University Climate and Energy Project Community Engineering Corps Environmental Protection Network Kansas State University Engineering Extension Metropolitan Congregations United This TCTAC is currently inactive.
8 (serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY) Montana State University Colorado State University Center for Social Creativity Alliance for Clean Tribal Energy Utah State University Extension This TCTAC is currently inactive.
9 (serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and Tribes in Region 9) University of Arizona Sonoran Environmental Research Institute (SERI) (AZ non-profit) Public Health Institute (PHI) (CA non-profit) University of Southern California (USC) (CA academic) Larson Institute for Health Impact and Equity (NV academic) Hawaii Public Health Institute (HIPHI) (HI non-profit) arizona.
edu/ 9 (serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and Tribes in Region 9) San Diego State University SDSU Community Climate Action Network (academic) Environmental Protection Network (industry) Center for Creative Land Recycling (non-profit) University of San Diego’s Energy Policy Initiatives Center (academic) Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (tribal) Desert Research Institute (non-profit) Climate Science Alliance (non-profit education) University of Guam’s Center of Island Sustainability (academic) Public Health Alliance (non-profit) Arizona State University (academic) This TCTAC is currently inactive.
10 (serving AK, ID, OR, WA and 271 native tribes) Willamette Partnership Portland State University (academic) Rural Community Assistance Corporation (nonprofit) Alai Community Consulting (business) Oregon Public Health Institute (nonprofit) Boise State University (academic) Kearns and West (private) Community Engineering Corps (nonprofit) https://nwejc.
org/ 10 (serving AK, ID, OR, WA and 271 native tribes) University of Washington Akiak Native Community, Swinomish Tribe- Education Division Kuskokwim River Intertribal Fish Commission (KRIFC) (Tribe) American Indian Studies Department (academic), Center for American Indian & Indigenous Studies (academic) Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (Federal agency research institute) Clean Energy Institute, Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics, and Environment, Industrial Assessment Center, Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, NW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center,(academic) National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) (practice) El Centro de la Raza, El Proyecto Bienestar Front and Centered, Sound Defense Alliance (community orgs) https://deohs.
washington. edu /cehe/ National International City/County Management Association Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (academic, tribal) National League of Cities (elected officials, local government) National Forum for Black Public Administrators (local government) Urban Sustainability Directors Network (local government, community organizations) This TCTAC is currently inactive.
National Institute for Sustainable Communities Atma Connect (Atma), a non-profit technology organization American Society for Adaptation Professionals (ASAP), a non-profit association This TCTAC is currently inactive National National Indian Health Board 574 federally recognized Tribes.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits, universities, community consortia serving disadvantaged communities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000,000 - $10,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTAC) Program is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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