Applications are now being accepted for the Thriving Communities Environmental Protection Agency Grant.
Donor Name: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs
State: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers will provide the following:
- Training and other assistance to build capacity for navigating federal grant application systems, developing strong grant proposals, and effectively managing grant funding.
- Provide guidance on community engagement
- Meeting facilitation
- Translation and interpretation services for limited English-speaking participants.
Funding Information
Tier One will consist of grants for $150,000 for assessment, Tier Two will consist of grants for $250,000 for planning, and Tier Three will consist of grants for $350,000 (2 years) for project development. In addition, $75,000 will be available for capacity-constrained community-based organizations through a non-competitive process under Tier One. Each Grantmaker will design and implement a distribution program best suited for their region and communities.
- Tier One Assessment Projects up to $150,000 (1 year)
- Tier Two Planning Projects up to $250,000 (1-2 years)
- Planning
- Partnership-building
- Public outreach and education
- Coordination with community stakeholders to address environmental issues
- Training activities for community organizations and community members
- Projects and activities to spur community involvement (e.g., cleanups of vacant lots)
- Smaller land purchases and acquisitions that require less than half of the total amount of subgrant funding
- Tier Three Development of Projects up to $350,000 (2 years)
- Project Development
- Blueprints for construction or cleanup projects, schematics, and technical development
- Work to get permits in place directly related to an environmental project
- Smaller land purchases and acquisitions that require less than half of the total amount of subgrant funding
- Implementation of project plans
- Public outreach and education.
Allowable Activities
- Air quality and asthma
- Fence line air quality monitoring
- Monitoring of effluent discharges from industrial facilities
- Water quality and sampling
- Small cleanup projects
- Improving food access to reduce vehicle miles traveled
- Stormwater issues and green infrastructure
- Lead and asbestos contamination
- Pesticides and other toxic substances
- Healthy homes that are energy/water use efficient and not subject to indoor air pollution
- Illegal dumping activities, such as education, outreach, and small-scale clean-ups
- Emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency
- Environmental job training for occupations that reduce greenhouse gases and other air pollutants
- Environmental justice training for youth.
Geographical Focus
Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, American Samoa, U.S. Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit Organization (with tax exempt status)
- Incorporated as a nonprofit under state law
- Fiscally Sponsored Project – official applicant must be the Fiscal Sponsor
- Institutions of Higher Education
- Local Governments
- Native American Organizations
- Tribal Governments (both federally recognized and/or state-recognized) and Intertribal Consortia.
Evaluation Criteria
The application will be assessed on a numerical scale, with a maximum possible score of 100 points. The following categories will be evaluated:
- Impacted Communities: Project addresses aligned environmental justice issue impacting historically underserved, disadvantaged, and/or overburdened communities (60 points)
- Project Plan: Project plan is clearly articulated and achievable, has significant community involvement, and activities that support measurable outcomes (30 points)
- Performance Measurement Plan: Plan addresses how the project will measure its intended outcomes and get needed technical support. (5 points)
- Budget: The budget is reasonable and allowable; applicant understands and has a plan for financial tracking and invoicing processes (5 points).
For more information, visit SEE.
