EPA awards $1.2 million in cooperative agreements.

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As part of its Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement program, EPA announced agreements with 10 community-based organizations working to address environmental justice issues nationwide. Each recipient will receive up to $120,000 to support 2-year projects that are aligned with EPA’s priorities of protecting America’s waters, taking action on toxics and chemical safety, addressing climate change, and improving air quality.



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EPA Awards $1.2 Million in Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreements



WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today competitive cooperative agreements with 10 community-based organizations working to address environmental justice issues nationwide. Each of this year’s recipients will receive up to $120,000 to support two-year projects. The projects will address a variety of environmental justice issues through innovative project activities in areas like green infrastructure, stormwater management and recycling.



EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement program provides funding for non-profit and tribal organizations to partner with stakeholders from across industry, government, and academia to develop and implement solutions that significantly address environmental and/or public health issues in America’s low income and minority communities.



“This funding will help dedicated and diverse organizations that work every day to address crucial environmental justice issues in their communities,” said Matthew Tejada, EPA’s Director of the Office of Environmental Justice. “The innovative and collaborative projects these funds will support and bring lasting environmental and public health benefits to local communities.”



The community-based organizations will use EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving model to execute a wide array of project plans aligned with EPA’s priorities of making a visible difference in communities, protecting America’s waters, taking action on toxics and chemical safety, and addressing climate change and improving air quality. The neighborhoods and communities participating in these projects have been impacted by environmental harms plaguing their local areas.



The 10 cooperative agreements total about $1.2 million. The selected recipients are:



The Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island

People United for Sustainable Housing, Inc. (New York)

CASA de Maryland, Inc.

Cape Fear River Watch, Inc. (North Carolina)

Metropolitan Tenants Organization (Illinois)

Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation (Louisiana)

Dutchtown South Community Corporation (Missouri)

Conejos County Clean Water, Inc. (Colorado)

Asian Health Services (California)

El Centro de la Raza (Washington state)



Please visit: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-collaborative-problem-solving-cooperative-agreement-2 for a full description of the 2016 Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement projects.



More information about EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement Program can be found on the Office of Environmental Justice EJ Grants webpage: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-grants-funding-and-technical-assistance

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