In December 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected 11 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers (Grantmakers) to receive $600 million to serve as pass-through entities nationwide through the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) cooperative agreements. The Grantmakers will operate across ten regional programs and three national programs - all are in the process of launching and several have already opened funding opportunities.
Eligibility: The awards are intended for community-based organizations and other eligible organizations to support the planning, assessment, and development of community-based environmental justice projects.
How it works: Each regional Grantmaker will be awarding $40 million in grants spread over the three-year period through a range of non-competitive and competitive funding awards - from $75,000 for a one-year foundational support project to up to $350,000 for a two-year development project; with additional awards available from the national Grantmakers as well. Visit EPA’s TCGM website to learn more and identify your Grantmaker(s) or check out the programs directly using the links below.
What you can do: Local health departments can now visit the Grantmakers’ websites below to check which funding opportunities are open now and consider forwarding this information to eligible community-based organizations in your jurisdiction.
· Region 1: Health Resources in Action (HRiA)’s Grantmaking Program (coming soon)
· Region 2: Fordham University’s Flourishing in Community initiative
· Region 3: Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI)’s Thriving Communities Grantmaking program
· Region 4: Cultivating Healthy Environments, TCGM Region 4
· Region 5: Minneapolis Foundation Great Lakes EJ TCGM
· Region 6: Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice
· Region 7: Cultivating Healthy Environments, TCGM Region 7
· Region 8: Mountains and Plains Environmental Justice Grants Hub
· Region 9: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE)‘s Grantmaking Program
· Region 10: Philanthropy Northwest’s Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program
· National- Eastern (Regions 1-3): Environmental Justice – Eastern Regional Grantmakers (EJ-ERG)
· National-Central (Regions 4-7): Cultivating Healthy Environments, National-Central
· National-Western (Regions 8-10): United Network for Impact, Transformation, & Equity in Environmental Justice Communities
