The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now accepting applications for new grants that will fund projects to ensure every community has a healthy environment in which to live, learn, work, and play.
Donor Name: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This Request for Applications (RFA) for the EJ Grant Program seeks to fund up to 8 projects. There will be a total of $100,000 of non-competitive funds set aside for the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Tribes.
The Colorado Environmental Justice Grant Program: Community Solutions to Improve Environmental Health will fund projects that help measure, prevent, or reduce pollution in disproportionately impacted communities. Disproportionately impacted communities include low-income communities, communities of color, communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change, and some other categories.
Projects can focus on any of the following topics:
- Air quality.
- Water quantity and quality.
- Waste.
- Land use.
- Built environment.
- Climate.
- Noise.
- Chemicals.
- Pesticides.
- Natural assets (such as wetlands, tree planting, and native plants).
- Soil quality.
- Historical industrial contamination.
Funding Information
The EJAB anticipates providing approximately $1,000,000 in total funding available for this grant program. The funding period for projects is July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 (1 year). Competitive awards will be available in tiers:
- Tier 1 – $50,000 – 149,999
- Tier 2 – $150,000 – 250,000
Eligibility Criteria
Only organizations located in Colorado may apply for EJ Grants. Eligible organizations include: non-profit organizations, local governments, federally-recognized Tribal Governments, universities or other educational institutions, for-profit corporations, or grassroots organizations. Eligible organizations may not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, or national origin in their staffing policies, use of volunteers, or provision of services.
EJ Grants can fund projects that:
- Avoid, minimize, measure, or mitigate impacts to public health and the environment including but not limited to: air quality, water quantity and quality, waste, land use and built environment, climate, noise, chemicals, pesticides, natural assets, soil quality, historical industrial contamination, and cumulative impacts across media
- Promote equitable participation in a rulemaking or permitting proceeding. For example, a project could fund trainings on how to participate in agency rulemakings, or allow a grassroots nonprofit to hire experts (e.g., lawyers, scientists, medical and public health professionals) to provide testimony or representation in a permitting proceeding.
For more information, visit CDPHE.