Federal Funding Fridays

6/7/24 – Region 5 EPA engagement; Community Change grants

SPECIAL GUEST:

Jesse Casiano – Sr. Community Engagement Specialist, US EPA Region 5 – (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH WI)

  • Reminder: Clean Energy to Community Grants are due June 14
  • UPDATE: Community Change grant program has a rolling deadline until November 21, however it is recommended that you submit your grant proposals by August 1 given the volume of applications already received.
    • First round of winners should be announced this month
  • Where can you get help with community partnership agreements?
  • No EPA template for this
  • Law clinics can be helpful with this

RESOURCES & EVENTS:

  • EJ TC-TAC Region 7 – Heartland EJ Network newsletter – sign up here
  • World Resources Institute  – June 17, 2024 webinar on Environmental Justice plans
    • June 17 webinar on Federal Agency EJ Strategic Plans – excited to have representatives from DOE, EPA, DOT, and CEQ to talk about these very important plans: Shaping Environmental Justice Policies at the Federal Level: An opportunity to share input on the development of U.S. Agency Environmental Justice Strategic Plans | World Resources Institute (wri.org)