Sharing a grant opportunity from the New England Rural Health Association:
Apply now for community-based environmental justice grants!
First round applications due February 14, 2025.
Environmental Justice for New England (EJforNE) has opened applications for community-based projects in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and among federally-recognized and state-recognized Tribal Nations of EPA Region 1. First round applications are due February 14, 2025 at 5pm ET. EJforNE will grant $48 million over the next three years to support the growth of a sustainable, community-driven environmental justice movement to counter historical disinvestment in communities – aiming to address environmental hazards, climate resiliency, and energy justice, and build livable and healthy communities. We will accept applications on a rolling basis, with awards made quarterly until all funding is awarded. Assessment projects, planning projects, and project implementation grants are available, and community-based organizations with limited capacities can apply for $75,000 Seed Fund grants. Applications for the second round of funding will be due May 16, 2025 at 5pm ET.
Learn more about the grant program, eligibility, types of projects, how to apply, and how to get support and technical assistance in the application process. You can also sign up for updates and reminders about EJforNE. Although the tool listed on the website may show some rural areas as “not disadvantaged” there is space in the application to make a case: “Funded projects must focus on at least one disadvantaged community in the six New England States (as indicated on this map) or make a case for why they propose a project outside this area.”
EJforNE is a partnership of Health Resources in Action, Alternatives for Community & Environment, and New England Grassroots Environment Fund, who together serve as the New England region grantmaker for the Environmental Justice Communities Grantmaking Program.
Feel free to reach out to Nylab Norris, Environmental Health Association Program Manager, New England Rural Health Association, for more information.
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