# Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-op-oej-21-02-environmental-justice-collaborative-problem-solving-ejcps/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331837

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 46 awards worth $9.2 million in total. Applications closed on June 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-OP-OEJ-21-02 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 46 |
| Total funding | $9.2 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.306 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please see Section III for additional eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income communities and communities of color through the advancement of racial equity and environmental justice. This funding announcement supports the priorities detailed in President Biden’s Executive Order 13985 titled Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and Executive Order 14008 titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. EPA continues to make effective responses to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the climate crisis top priorities. To address these multiple crises, this announcement places emphasis on projects focusing on COVID-19 impacts, as well as climate and disaster resiliency. EPA continues to make effective responses to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the climate crisis top priorities. To address these multiple crises, this announcement prioritizes projects focusing on COVID-19 impacts, as well as climate and disaster resiliency. 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 community-driven solutions that address environmental and/or public health issues for underserved communities. For purposes of this announcement, 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-OP-OEJ-21-02 still open?

No. It closed on June 1, 2021.

### Who can apply for Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program?

Closed June 1, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $200,000 each. About $9.2 million in total across about 46 awards.

### Who has won Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Tennessee Environmental Council, Inc., Black United Fund of Texas, Inc., Tree New Mexico, Inc. The program made 149 awards worth $58.2 million in that time.