Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program

This program has been terminated.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support and/or create model state, local, and/or tribal activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. These models should leverage or utilize existing resources or assets of state, tribal, local, and territorial agencies to develop key tools and processes that integrate environmental justice considerations into all levels of government and government programs. The EJG2G program goals are to (1) achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities; (2) build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community-based nonprofit organizations (CBO) within disproportionately impacted areas; (3) pilot activities in specific communities that create transferable models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas and; (4) strengthen the development and implementation of meaningful approaches to achieve environmental justice.

(1) a partnership between a state (includes the District of Columbia) and a community-based non-profit organization (CBO). The term State encompasses instrumentalities of state government as provided in 2 CFR 200.1 with the exception of state institutions of higher education; (2) a partnership between a federally recognized tribal government and a CBO; (3) a partnership between a local government (as defined by 2 CFR 200.64 - includes cities, towns, municipalities, and counties, public housing authorities and councils of government) and a CBO; (4) Puerto Rico; (5) U.S. Territories – includes territorial and local governmental entities in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; (6) Freely Associated States (FAS) – includes state and local governmental entities in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (7) Tribal governments in remote areas and; (8) State recognized tribal governments. The following entities are INELIGIBLE: 1) Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education, including state and tribal colleges and universities even if they are instrumentalities of state or tribal government; 2) Hospitals and medical facilities even if they are instrumentalities of state, tribal or local governments; 3) Non-profit organizations even if they are CBOs;4) For-profit businesses; 5) International organizations; 6) Faith-based organizations and local houses of worship; 7) Civic and Philanthropic organizations; 8) Individuals. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

(1) a partnership between a state (includes the District of Columbia) and a community-based non-profit organization (CBO). The term State encompasses instrumentalities of state government as provided in 2 CFR 200.1 with the exception of state institutions of higher education; (2) a partnership between a federally recognized tribal government and a CBO; (3) a partnership between a local government (as defined by 2 CFR 200.64 - includes cities, towns, municipalities, and counties, public housing authorities and councils of government) and a CBO; (4) Puerto Rico; (5) U.S. Territories – includes territorial and local governmental entities in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; (6) Freely Associated States (FAS) – includes state and local governmental entities in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (7) Tribal governments in remote areas and; (8) State recognized tribal governments.

For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements.

Approximately 150 days after the application submission due date.