(AGENPARL) – mar 24 ottobre 2023 Issued: Oct 24, 2023 (6:19pm EDT)
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Biden-Harris Administration announces $2 million for Environmental Justice
projects in communities across Utah as part of Investing in America Agenda
Projects announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s
Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
SALT LAKE CITY (October 24, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $2 million to fund projects across
Utah that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s
Investing in America agenda. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality and
the Town of Bluff, Utah, will each receive funding for projects to ensure
disadvantaged communities that have historically suffered from underinvestment
have access to clean air and water and climate resilience solutions in
alignment with the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 Initiative.   
Thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate
investment in U.S. history—this funding is a part the largest investment
ever announced under these two longstanding EPA programs. This is the first
in a series of environmental justice grant announcements the agency will
announce before the end of the year. 
“No President has invested more in environmental justice than President
Biden, and under his leadership we’re removing longstanding barriers and
meaningfully collaborating with communities to build a healthier future for
all,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Together, these
community-driven projects will improve the health, equity, and resilience of
communities while setting a blueprint for local solutions that can be applied
across the nation.”  
“These Environmental Justice grants will address local needs and challenges
across a diverse set of communities in Utah,” said EPA Regional
Administrator KC Becker. “We are proud to support projects identified by
our state, local and nonprofit partners and bring positive change to
communities disproportionately impacted by pollution.”   
The grants announced today deliver on President Biden’s commitment to
advance equity and justice throughout the United States. The two grant
programs directly advance the President’s transformational Justice40
initiative to deliver 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal
investments to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by
underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. 
The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) Program 
EPA’s EJCPS program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations
working to address local environmental or public health issues in their
communities. The program builds upon President Biden’s Executive
Orders 13985 and 14008, creating a designation of funds exclusively for
small nonprofit organizations, which are defined as having 5 or fewer
full-time employees, thus ensuring that grant resources reach organizations of
lower capacity that historically struggle to receive federal funding. Eleven
of the organizations selected for EJCPS this year are small nonprofit
organizations, receiving over $1.6 million in total. 
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) 
EPA’s EJG2G provides funding at the state, local, territorial, and Tribal
level to support government activities in partnership with community-based
organizations that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts
in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.  
EPA EJG2G grant selections in Utah include the following:  
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality will receive approximately $1
million to address air pollution inequities in underserved urban, rural and
tribal communities in Utah through radon testing, remediation and mitigation,
and enhanced particle and ozone pollution monitoring using low-cost
sensors.  
The Town of Bluff, Utah, will receive approximately $1 million for a project
that will enable the Town of Bluff and Utah Diné Bikéyah, an Indigenous-led
non-profit organization, to work together to revitalize the jointly owned
Cooperative Cultural Center building at 630 E. Black Locust Avenue in Bluff. 
Due to its age, the building requires extensive renovations including the
installation of a fire suppression sprinkler system; removal or encapsulation
of asbestos floor tiles and insulation; replacement of ceilings and paint;
bathroom remodeling for ADA compliance; and updated security and communication
systems.  
Additional Background:   
From day one of his administration, President Biden has made achieving
environmental justice a top priority. And in August 2022, Congress passed, and
President Biden signed, the Inflation Reduction Act into law, creating the
largest investment in environmental and climate justice in U.S. history. EPA
received $3 billion in appropriations to provide grants and technical
assistance for activities advancing environmental and climate justice. 
Under the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA has launched and expanded innovative
programs to provide more support than ever before to communities that unjustly
bear the burdens of environmental harm and pollution. This includes the $177
million for the creation of 16 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities
Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) to remove barriers to federal
resources and help communities pursue funding opportunities like those made
available through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. EPA has
also launched and will award funds through the $550 million??Thriving
Communities Grantmaking Program before the end of 2023. 
Learn more about environmental justice at EPA.  
See the full listing of all 98 organizations receiving an EJCPS grant and
learn more about EJCPS.  
See the full listing of all the selected 88 EJG2G projects and learn more
about EJG2G.    
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