# Environmental Justice Small Grant Program  (66.604)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-604-environmental-justice-small-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Environmental Justice Small Grant Program  is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $7.8 million in 104 grants, about $75,307 per award.

## Objectives

This program has been terminated.
The Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program provides funding directly to community-based organizations for projects that help residents of underserved communities understand and address local environmental and public health issues. 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 that may be disproportionately impacted by environmental harms and risks. In general, the EJSG program awards grants that support community-driven projects designed to engage, educate, and empower communities to better understand and address local environmental and public health issues. Community-driven projects are projects that include activities where community residents and/or representatives are integrally involved in the thinking behind and execution of those activities. Therefore, applying organizations should have a direct connection to the underserved community impacted by environmental harms and risks.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25,000 | 1 |
| 2022 | $7.1 million | 94 |
| 2023 | $795,532 | 10 |
| 2024 | -$75,000 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Community Ministries Inc | Georgia | $200,000 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $123,574 |
| Chickasaw Nation | Oklahoma | $99,929 |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | New York | $96,799 |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe | Oklahoma | $85,163 |
| Greenroots Inc | Massachusetts | $75,000 |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | Colorado | $75,000 |
| Common Good City Farm | District of Columbia | $75,000 |
| Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice | Michigan | $75,000 |
| Springfield Community Gardens | Missouri | $75,000 |
| Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc | Maryland | $75,000 |
| Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Inc. | New York | $75,000 |
| We Want Green Too | Michigan | $75,000 |
| Health Equity Council | New Mexico | $75,000 |
| Environmental Community Action, Inc. | Georgia | $75,000 |
| The Regeneration Project | California | $75,000 |
| Center for Intercultural Organizing | Oregon | $75,000 |
| Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, Inc. | New York | $75,000 |
| Eastern Pequot Nation Wut | Connecticut | $75,000 |
| Cleanaire North Carolina | North Carolina | $75,000 |