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EJG2G
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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.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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Examples of program accomplishments include work:
To develop a system to ensure the participation of Alaska Native tribal organizations in the state permitting process.
To develop public education programs, create compliance assistance programs for small businesses, and focus on generating green jobs in communities identified as having environmental justice concerns.
To provide community outreach on residential lead paint contamination and proper handling and abatement throughout the City of East St. Louis.
To provide remediation and education to reduce community exposure to air pollution and solid waste.
To pilot projects to help communities conduct environmental assessments and address self-identified environmental issues.
This program is not being funded in FY 2010.
Approximately $4.1 million of funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) supported projects under this assistance listing. These ARP funds were appropriated to EPA for grants that addressed health outcome disparities from pollution and the COVID–19 pandemic and that identified and addressed disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in minority populations or low-income populations through activities authorized by section 103(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(b)) and section 1442(c)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(c)). For additional information on accomplishments under this assistance listing, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-05/2021%20SEJCA%20Selections%20Project%20Descriptions.pdf.
Twenty-one (21) projects were awarded in FY 2022 that address health outcome disparities from pollution and the COVID–19 pandemic and identify and address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in minority populations or low-income populations. A summary of the selected projects can be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-grants#year.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected 96 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) cooperative agreements that will receive a total of approximately $86.8 million in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and annual appropriation act funding to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country. Awardees will receive up to $1,00,000 in grant funding. EJG2G grants will fund a variety of projects to serve environmental justice communities and issues including air monitoring, indoor/outdoor air quality, solar panel installation, small-scale cleanups, community education, EJ tool development, green jobs and infrastructure, food access, emergency preparedness and planning, toxics exposure, land reuse, water quality, stormwater infrastructure installation, equitable transportation and mobility, and support of healthy homes through asbestos, lead, and radon testing, remediation, and mitigation. Final awards are subject to administrative and legal reviews to verify compliance with applicable requirements. For more information, visit: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-government-government-program.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
