(AGENPARL) – gio 25 luglio 2024 Issued: Jul 25, 2024 (12:01pm EDT)
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million Environmental and Climate
Justice Community Change Grant to District of Columbia Organizations
PHILADELPHIA — (July 25, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced $20 million in funding for District of Columbia organizations to
help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental and climate justice
challenges through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate
resilience, and build community capacity.
Made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the Community
Change Grants Program is the single largest investment in environmental and
climate justice in history. The funding announcement today is the first
tranche of nearly $2 billion from the program that was designed based on
community input to award grants on a rolling basis.
The National Housing Trust and D.C. Children’s Law Center will retrofit 785
homes in multifamily buildings in Washington D.C.—with a focus in the
neighborhoods of Anacostia and Mt. Vernon Square—to improve indoor air
quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower energy costs for
residents. They also will invest in local workforce development to expand the
number of contractors with skills and experience in multifamily housing
retrofits.
“Our ability to deliver tangible results for communities depends on
listening to them and developing innovative solutions through inclusive
stakeholder engagement,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Today,
thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, EPA has selected the
first cohort of community partnerships to solve emerging and longstanding
environmental and climate justice challenges.”
“This funding will help improve the quality of life for District residents
by improving air quality and reducing energy costs,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic
Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. “It further demonstrates the Biden-Harris
administration’s commitment to addressing the global challenge of climate
change at the local community level.”   
These selections are among the first to come under the Community Change Grants
Program’s rolling application process which is informed by robust
stakeholder engagement and community feedback. The innovative rolling
application process will ensure that applicants have ample time to prepare and
take advantage of this historic resource.
The Community Change Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO),
administered through EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External
Civil Rights, is still accepting applications through November 21, 2024. EPA
will continue to review applications and announce selections on a rolling
basis. 
The Inflation Reduction Act provides $2 billion to EPA to award grants that
help disadvantaged communities and offer technical assistance. With these
grants, EPA is delivering on this mission.
The Community Change Grants also deliver on President Biden’s commitment
to advance equity and justice throughout the United States through his
Justice40 Initiative to ensure that 40 percent of the overall benefits of
certain federal investments go to disadvantaged communities that are
marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution.
The Community Change Grants Program is still accepting applications through
November 21, 2024, so EPA encourages applicants to submit applications as
soon as they completely meet the NOFO requirements.  EPA will be making
additional selections on a rolling basis for the remainder of 2024. EPA also
encourages interested applicants to apply for technical assistance as soon as
possible, as the last day to request new technical assistance is August 16,
2024.
Read the Community Change Grants NOFO here:
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To learn more about the Community Change Grants and Technical Assistance:
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