Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program

This program has been terminated. The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides funding to support community-based organizations in their efforts to collaborate and partner with local stakeholder groups (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, and academia) as they develop and implement solutions that address environmental and/or public health issues for underserved communities. For purposes of this listing, the term �underserved community� refers to a community with environmental justice concerns and/or vulnerable populations, including people of color, low income, rural, tribal, indigenous, and homeless populations. Eligible projects must demonstrate use of the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model to support their collaborative efforts during the project period. Applying organizations should have a direct connection to the underserved community impacted by the environmental harms and risks detailed in the workplan. The long-term goals of the EJCPS Program are to help build the capacity of communities with environmental justice concerns and to create self-sustaining, community-based partnerships that will continue to improve local environments in the future. Funding Priorities - EPA may give special consideration to high-ranking applications that focus on the following program priorities: 1) Rural Areas � EPA may give special consideration to high-ranking proposals to be performed in rural areas as defined by the program. Rural areas, for the...

An eligible applicant must be one of the following: � incorporated non-profit organizations �including, but not limited to, community-based organizations, grassroots organizations, environmental justice networks, faith based organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions;* U.S. Territories � Freely Associated States (FAS) � including local governmental entities and local non-profit organizations in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Applicant organizations claiming non-profit status must include documentation that shows the organization is either a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service; OR a non-profit organization recognized by the state, territory, or commonwealth in which it is located. For the latter, documentation must be on official state government letterhead. The following entities are INELIGIBLE to receive an award, but we encourage applicants to partner with these organizations, as appropriate: � Tribes and tribal governments � colleges and universities; � hospitals; � for-profit businesses; � state and local governments and their entities; � quasi-governmental entities (e.g., water districts, utilities)*; � national organizations and chapters of the aforementioned organizations**; �International organizations and chapters of the aforementioned...