Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program
- Posted
- November 21, 2023
- Closed
- November 21, 2024
- Award ceiling
- $20,000,000
- Program funding
- $2,000,000,000
- Expected awards
- 170
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 66.616
- Category
- Environment
- Archives
- December 21, 2024
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 66.616 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.5B
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 103
Top recipients: Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Inter-tribal Council of Michigan Inc, The Trust for Public Land, Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association Inc
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants), created by the Inflation Reduction Act, offers an unprecedented $2 billion in grants under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The Community Change Grants will fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation. This historic level of support will enable communities and their partners to overcome longstanding environmental challenges and implement meaningful solutions to meet community needs now and for generations to come. There will be two tracks of funding under this opportunity. Track I will fund approximately 150 large, transformational community-driven investment grants of $10 million - $20 million. Track II will fund approximately 20 meaningful engagement grants of $1 million - $3 million. Grants cannot exceed 3-years in duration. Please review the NOFO for further information about the exciting opportunities under the Community Change Grants program and details about the application process.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
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