Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM)

This program has been terminated. The pass-through entity(s), known as Grantmakers, will design and build their own processes to receive and evaluate competitive community project applications from communities and other stakeholders for EJ Thriving Communities Subgrant activities. These activities consist of assessment, planning, and/or project development activities addressing local environmental and/or public health issues. For communities and community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs), the EJ Thriving Communities grant (subaward) application process will be separate from the federal grants application process. There will be a streamlined process for competitively selecting and awarding subawards, as well as managing these transactions in compliance with regulatory requirements. Subawards must be consistent with the definition of that term in 2 CFR 200.1 and comply with EPA’s Subaward Policy (https://www.epa.gov/grants/grants-policy-issuance-gpi-16-01-epa-subaward-policy-epa-assistance-agreement-recipients). EJ Thriving Communities Subgrants will be available for three distinct phases of community-readiness: Phase One grants will be for one-year $150,000 assessment projects, Phase Two grants will be for two-year $300,000 planning projects, and Phase Three grants will be for three-year $500,000 project development projects.