Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program
EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) closed on November 21, 2024.
Approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds were available for 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 focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input.
On this page:
- Community Change Grants Selections
- Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (Closed November 21, 2024)
- Technical Assistance (closed)
- Resources
Community Change Grants Selections
EPA has announced the initial selection of more than $325 million in funding for 21 selected applications to help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. Read the July 25, 2024 Community Change Grants Initial Selections Announcement.
Learn more about the Community Change Grants Selections
These selected applications are the first to come under the Community Change Grants Program’s rolling application process. Informed by robust stakeholder engagement and community feedback, the innovative rolling application process will ensure that applicants have ample time to prepare and take advantage of this historic resource.
CLOSED - Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
The Community Change Grants NOFO closed on November 21, 2024.
We appreciate your interest in the Community Change Grants Program. The application submission deadline has passed for this program, and we are no longer accepting applications. The Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights has had a tremendous response to the program, and we thank all of those who have applied for an award.
If you need an update on the status of your application, you may email [email protected]. Given the volume of applications submitted, you may not get an immediate response.
Read the Community Change Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (Closed)
Read the announcement for the NOFO
For more information about the Community Change Grants Program, please contact [email protected].
Technical Assistance
The Community Change Technical Assistance (CCTA) Program was launched in November 2023 to provide expert support in preparing a Community Change Grant application, including project development, engineering services, budget development, translation of materials into different languages, etc. If you would like to share your experiences and/or thoughts about the CCTA program with EPA, you can provide comments online using this form or via email at [email protected].
EnDyna, EPA's technical assistance contractor, with EPA input, has created a robust Resource Library to assist eligible applicants. The Resource Library includes information on the requirements of the CCG NOFO, worksheets for each part of the CCG grant application, and links to helpful tools. There are also links to materials and recordings from past events, a Project Area Map how-to video, the latest modification of the NOFO, and EPA’s FAQs available on the CommunityChangeTA.org website.
View the CCG NOFO Resource Library
Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions - Community Change Grants NOFO (pdf) (updated September 2024)
- Programa de Subvenciones para el Cambio Comunitario de la Justicia Ambiental y Climática (CCGP) Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Aviso de oportunidad de financiamiento (NOFO) (pdf)
- Overview of the Community Change Grants Program (pdf)
- Descripción general del Programa de Subvenciones para el Cambio Comunitario (pdf)
- Informational Video on the Environmental and Climate Justice Communities Grants Program
- Learn about EPA and the Inflation Reduction Act
- Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook
- EPA and Climate Equity
- Environmental Justice Grants and Technical Assistance
- How to search Grants.gov for available funding opportunities
- Interim General Budget Development Guidance for Applicants and Recipients of EPA Financial Assistance