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EJ Small Grants Program
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Overview
The EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) established the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) in fiscal year (FY) 1994. The purpose of this grant program is to support and empower communities that are working on local solutions to local environmental and/or public health issues. The EJSG Program is designed to assist recipients in building collaborative partnerships that will help them understand and address the environmental and/or public health issues in their communities. Successful collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders involve well-designed strategic plans to build, maintain and sustain the partnerships, and to work towards addressing the local environmental and/or public health issues.
Recent Awards
On October 3, 2007, EPA announced $1 million in grants across the country for improving the environment in low-income communities. These grants were awarded on September 30, 2007Environmental Justice Small Grants Program 2007 Awards: project Descriptions PDF (30KB, 6 pages)
Request for Applications
On April 08, 2008, a new announcement for the EJSG titled, “Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Application Guidance FY 2008 PDF” (525KB, 42 pages) was released. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities and non-profit organizations working on, or planning to work on, a project that addresses a local environmental and public health issue within an affected community. The EJSG Program is a multi-statute program designed to help communities understand address their exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. This notice is also available in Spanish PDF (470KB, 45 pages)
Brochures, Fact Sheets, and Grantee Contacts
- Fact Sheet - EJ Small Grants Program PDF (52KB, 2 pages)
- Fact Sheet - Programa de Concesiones Pequeñas de Justicia Ambiental PDF (54KB, 2 pages)
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2005 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (423KB, 15 pages)
- 2004 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (94KB, 11 pages)
- 2003 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (199KB, 26 pages)
- 2002 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (285KB, 31 pages)
- 2001 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (173KB, 34 pages)
- 2000 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (461KB, 24 pages)
- 1999 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (113KB, 64 pages)
- 1998 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (84KB, 38 pages)
- 1997 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (77KB, 32 pages)
- 1996 List of Small Grant RecipientsPDF (77KB, 33 pages)
- 1995 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (121KB, 36 pages)
- 1994 List of Small Grant Recipients PDF (78KB, 20 pages)
- Emerging Tools for Local Problem Solving PDF (249KB, 65 pages) (1994-1997) is a set of descriptions of 46 successful EJ grants funded under the EJ Small Grants Program
- Emerging Tools for Local Problem-Solving 2nd Edition February 2002 PDF (5,890KB, 87 pages)
- Emerging Tools for Local Problem-Solving 3nd Edition 2008 PDF (1,984KB, 88 pages)