Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (66.312)
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (Assistance Listing 66.312) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $94.1 million in 120 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $784,228 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.0 million. Half of the 120 awards fell between $468,841 and $1.0 million, and they ranged from $135,236 to $1.1 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$94.1 million
- Grant awards120
- Typical award$1.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.1 million
- Size rank833 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $5.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $7.1 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 833rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 23% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 42 states and territories.
What the program funds
This program has been terminated. The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support and/or create model state, local, and/or tribal activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. These models should leverage or utilize existing resources or assets of state, tribal, local, and territorial agencies to develop key tools and processes that integrate environmental justice considerations into all levels of government and government programs. The EJG2G program goals are to (1) achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities; (2) build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community-based nonprofit organizations (CBO) within disproportionately impacted areas; (3) pilot activities in specific communities that create transferable models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas and; (4) strengthen the development and implementation of meaningful approaches to achieve environmental justice.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
(1) a partnership between a state (includes the District of Columbia) and a community-based non-profit organization (CBO). The term State encompasses instrumentalities of state government as provided in 2 CFR 200.1 with the exception of state institutions of higher education; (2) a partnership between a federally recognized tribal government and a CBO; (3) a partnership between a local government (as defined by 2 CFR 200.64 - includes cities, towns, municipalities, and counties, public housing authorities and councils of government) and a CBO; (4) Puerto Rico; (5) U.S. Territories – includes territorial and local governmental entities in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; (6) Freely Associated States (FAS) – includes state and local governmental entities in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (7) Tribal governments in remote areas and; (8) State recognized tribal governments.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support and/or create model state, local, and/or tribal activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. These models should leverage or utilize existing resources or assets of state, tribal, local, and territorial agencies to develop key tools and processes that integrate environmental justice considerations into all levels of government and government programs. The EJG2G program goals are to (1) achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities; (2) build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community-based nonprofit organizations (CBO) within disproportionately impacted areas; (3) pilot activities in specific communities that create transferable models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas and; (4) strengthen the development and implementation of meaningful approaches to achieve environmental justice.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the NOFO.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Approximate amount per individual award not to exceed $1 million.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (66.312) awarded $94.1 million across 120 grant awards, an average of $784,228 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 91% of the money, tribes 8.2% and nonprofits 0.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 107 | $85.9 million | 91% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 12 | $7.7 million | 8.2% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $471,635 | 0.5% |
By state
40 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 16 | $10.7 million |
| Washington | 9 | $7.6 million |
| New York | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Louisiana | 6 | $4.4 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $4.3 million |
| New Jersey | 4 | $4.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $3.9 million |
| Minnesota | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Montana | 3 | $2.9 million |
| Maryland | 4 | $2.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Arizona | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Michigan | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Ohio | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Texas | 4 | $2.1 million |
| Utah | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Oregon | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Maine | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Vermont | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $1.6 million |
| New Mexico | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Alabama | 2 | $1.2 million |
| South Carolina | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Tennessee | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Florida | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Missouri | 1 | $1.0 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $1.0 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $1.0 million |
| West Virginia | 1 | $1.0 million |
| American Samoa | 1 | $200,000 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $200,000 |