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The 2020 application deadline was June 30, 2020. This is an archived EPA snapshot from January 2021; the program round documented here is closed.
State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides funding to support state activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.
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More information » The State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support and/or create model state activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks.
These models should leverage or utilize existing resources or assets of state agencies to develop key tools and processes that integrate environmental justice considerations into state governments and government programs.
The SEJCA program goals are to (1) achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities; (2) build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community organizations within disproportionately impacted areas; (3) pilot activities in specific communities that create models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas; (4) reinforce connections to EPA regional EJ activities and priorities and, (5) strengthen the development and implementation of specific approaches to achieve environmental justice.
Projects should leverage: (1) state and local data; (2) state and local leadership; (3) state and local results; (4) relationships between delegated programs and state environmental justice policies, and (5) state targeting of disproportionately burdened areas. The 2020 State Environmental Justice/COVID-19 Projects Request for Applications is now closed. Applications are currently under review.
Frequently Asked Questions See our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to common questions about this opportunity. This page will be updated throughout the open solicitation period with additional questions and answers.
EPA is working to improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income and minority communities through our daily efforts to ensure all Americans have clean air, safe water, and access to information to make decisions to protect personal and public health.
As part of these efforts, EPA has re-opened the State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program (SEJCA) and expanded its availability to include states, local governments, tribes and territories. EPA is giving a special consideration to those applications aimed at addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban and rural low income and minority communities.
EPA anticipates making five awards in amounts of up to $200,000 per award for a two-year project period. EPA encourages applicants to develop innovative plans and processes to conduct effective outreach to underserved communities in the midst of social-distancing and local stay-at-home orders, especially in places where internet access may not be readily available to all residents.
The opportunity closes on June 30, 2020 at 11:59 PM (ET) . Read the full funding solicitation document at the link below: FY2020 Request for Applications (amended 05/08/2020) All applications are required to be submitted through Grants. gov. To see the funding opportunity on Grants.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State Environmental Agencies. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement 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.
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