Michigan extends the $11 million Climate Justice Challenge to support Community Change Grant Applicants
Community organizations have until August 1 to apply for federal funding geared toward fighting climate change and building resilient communities across Michigan
The Michigan Infrastructure Office and Department of the Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has extended the deadline of the Climate Justice Challenge to August 1, 2024. Under the Climate Justice Challenge, the State of Michigan has made available up to $11 million in grant and technical assistance funding to maximize federal investments in Michigan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants (CCG) for applicants submitting prior to the Challenge?s deadline.
These funding opportunities will support addressing environmental and climate justice challenges in communities across the state. The EPA?s CCG program makes unprecedented funding available to community-based organizations to implement projects that combat climate change, increase resiliency in communities, and address historical environmental injustices.
The Climate Justice Challenge will break down barriers to accessing the CCG by helping eligible applicants access and navigate the grant application process. The EPA?s CCG is a $2 billion funding opportunity that represents a significant opportunity for community-led projects to receive funding between $10 million and $20 million. However, many community-based organizations lack the necessary capacity to contend with the application requirements.?
The Climate Justice Challenge seeks to address that barrier by offering up to $10 million, in addition to an extra $1 million designated for MIO Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to assist successful recipients of the EPA?s CCG with federal grant management, compliance, and reporting. Interested applicants to the EPA?s CCG opportunity can request access to the Climate Justice Challenge funding by completing this form prior to submitting their official application and prior to August 1, 2024. Find more information about the Challenge and the Community Change Grants opportunity at EGLE?s webpage on EPA Community Change Grants.
Through the Make it in Michigan Competitiveness Fund?s Climate Justice Challenge, these resources support the implementation of the MI Healthy Climate Plan while empowering community-based organizations to lead transformational initiatives and ensure that communities have the resources needed to drive meaningful change.?
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