# Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (66.616)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-616-environmental-and-climate-justice-community-change-grants/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.5 billion in 102 grants, about $14.8 million per award.

## Objectives

This program has been terminated.
The objective of this program is to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to support environmental and climate justice efforts under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 138 which was added to the CAA by the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that remained open for 12 months, closing on November 21, 2024, to fund approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. This program is designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $4.9 million | 1 |
| 2025 | $1.5 billion | 101 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Virginia | $39.9 million |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | $39.8 million |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Inc | Michigan | $23.0 million |
| The Trust for Public Land | California | $23.0 million |
| Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association Inc | Wisconsin | $21.7 million |
| Day One | California | $20.5 million |
| Ecoworks | Michigan | $20.4 million |
| City of Madison | Wisconsin | $20.2 million |
| People United for Sustainable Housing, Inc. | New York | $20.2 million |
| National Housing Trust | District of Columbia | $20.1 million |
| Grid Alternatives | California | $20.1 million |
| Commun Denver Inc. | Colorado | $20.1 million |
| City of Bakersfield | California | $20.0 million |
| Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon | Oregon | $20.0 million |
| City of Hampton | Virginia | $20.0 million |
| Groundswell Inc | District of Columbia | $20.0 million |
| City of Evansville | Indiana | $20.0 million |
| Community Water Center | California | $20.0 million |
| Dena Nena Henash | Alaska | $20.0 million |
| Asociacion de Residentes de La Margarita Inc | Puerto Rico | $20.0 million |