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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Project in
West Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda
Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Project in
West Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda
Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
October 24, 2023, PHILDADELPHIA — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced $1 million to fund a project in West Virginia that will
advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s Investing in
America agenda. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV
DEP), which EPA has selected through its Environmental Justice
Government-to-Government programs, will use the funds 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.”
“This funding to West Virginia is another example of how the Biden-Harris
Administration is investing in our most vulnerable places and the governments
that serve them,” said EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz.  “Everyone
deserves a future with clean water, safe streets, climate resiliency, and most
importantly – a government that has the best interest of its communities
front of mind.”
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 selection in West Virginia includes:
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) has been
selected to receive $1M for the development and piloting of a community
engagement process in WV’s Northern and Eastern Panhandle to inform fifteen
PFAS Action Plans that will identify and address sources of PFAS in raw water
sources of public drinking water 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.
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