EPA Announces New Funding Opportunity:
EJ Collaborative Problem Solving Grants
Proposals Due: February 12, 2016
EPA is seeking applicants for a total of $1.2 million in Environmental Justice Collaborative ProblemSolving (EJCPS) cooperative agreements to be awarded in 2016. Cooperative agreements will be
awarded to local community-based organizations seeking to address environmental and/or public
health concerns in their communities through collaboration with other stakeholders, such as state and
local governments, industry, academia and non-governmental organizations. Organizations are
encouraged to have a connection between the proposed project activities and applicable
neighborhood, local, city, or regional land use planning efforts.
The FY 2016 solicitation is now open and will close on February 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Read the RFP.
One award will be made per region in amounts of up to $120,000 per award for a two-year project
period. Pre-Assistance calls have been schedule to assist applicants.
To receive a Spanish translation of the Request for Proposals (RFP), call the EPA Office of
Environmental Justice at 1-800-962-6215 or via email at lewis.sheila@epa.gov. Please note that
applications must be written in English only. Applications written in languages other than English will
not be considered for award.
In 2003, EPA's Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) launched the first solicitation for the EJCPS
Cooperative Agreement Program. Since the Program's inception, EPA has provided funding to 62
projects to help communities understand and address exposure to environmental harms and risks.
Projects must use the Collaborative Problem Solving model, comprised of seven elements of a
successful collaborative partnership, to address local environmental and/or public health issues.
Environmental justice is defined as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people,
regardless of race or income, in the environmental decision-making process. These awards represent
EPA's commitment to promoting localized, community-based actions to address environmental justice
issues.
More information about EPA's Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative
Agreement Program: http://www3.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-cps-grants.html
Read more about how to apply at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/searchgrants.html?keywords=EPA-OECA-OEJ-16-01
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