Inflation Reduction Act Environmental and Climate Justice Program
The Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJ Program), created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 138, provides funding for financial and technical assistance to carry out environmental and climate justice activities to benefit underserved and overburdened communities. EPA has created the EPA IRA Disadvantaged Communities map layer to assist potential applicants seeking to identify whether a community is disadvantaged for the purposes of implementing programs under the IRA.
Congress has appropriated $2.8 billion for financial assistance, and $200 million for technical assistance, to implement this new program at the EPA. EPA must award grants and technical assistance under the ECJ Program by September 30, 2026.
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- Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (Community Change Grants)
- Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) Program
- Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program
- Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (Community Change Grants)
EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) provides approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities.
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) Program
The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) Program is a competition to select multiple Grantmakers around the nation to reduce barriers to the federal grants application process communities face and increase the efficiency of the awards process for environmental justice grants.
Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program
The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working to address local environmental or public health issues in their communities.
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program
The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) program provides funding at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to support government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.