Historic Funding Opportunities

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Once-in-a-lifetime financing and resources are becoming available to help communities—especially those that are low-income and disadvantaged—confront the climate crisis and reduce pollution. The Community, Equity & Resiliency initiative seeks to highlight EPA programs that are designed to ensure communities on the frontline of the climate crisis are benefiting from the public health, resilience, and economic opportunities unleashed by recent transformative appropriations. The programs provide opportunities and technical assistance to help communities confront environmental pollution and climate change challenges and create positive change in their communities.

Click through the information below to learn more about how each program can benefit your community by providing specific funding or technical assistance. Detailed program information can be found by following links to each program in this listing.

Air Monitoring Grants

EPA Office of Air & Radiation
Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act delivers cleaner air through grants, research and partnerships to cut fine particule pollution, improve IAQ, and reduce climate pollution from wood heaters.

Through the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA will improve the lives of millions of Americans by delivering cleaner air through air monitoring. Click the link below for more information on two key EPA Air Monitoring Grants programs: Wood-Burning Heaters and Air Pollution of Methane Emissions.

Clean Ports

EPA Office of Air & Radiation

This infographic has text and images that explain how the Clean Ports program will help to reduce greenhouse gas and improve human health.

This $3 billion program is funding zero-emission (ZE) port equipment and technology to reduce air pollutants at our nation’s ports, delivering cleaner air to communities across the country.

Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

EPA Office of Air & Radiation

An infographic offering a simple explanation of the CHDV program, impacts of the emissions and benefits to the public to reduce the emissions.

EPA will be distributing $1 billion to replace dirty heavy-duty vehicles with clean, zero-emission vehicles, support zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and to train and develop workers.

Clean School Bus Program

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Infographic with words and images describing benefits of EPA's Clean School Bus program.

EPA’s Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over five years (FY 2022-2026) to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models.

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

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Infographic providing general overview of some benefits of the CPRG program and the sectors contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. ector.

Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program provides nearly $5 billion in grants for states, local governments, Tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution and benefit low income and disadvantaged communities. 

Environmental Justice Community Change Grants (CCG) Program

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Infographic with words and images highlighting the program core elements and benefits

The Community Change Grants program will invest approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funds in environmental and climate justice activities that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. EPA will also provide technical assistance to help applicants apply for, implement, and report on Community Change and other IRA grants.

Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) Program

EPA Office of Environmental Justice External Civil Rights

Infographic depicting images and words highlighting the TCTACs

The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) Program establishes technical assistance centers across the nation. These TCTACs work to remove barriers and improve accessibility for navigating federal funding and resources in communities with environmental justice concerns. The services include training and other assistance to build capacity on navigating federal grant application systems, writing strong grant proposals, and successfully managing grant funding.

Environmental Justice Thriving Community Grantmaking (TCGM) Program

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Infographic depicting the beneifts of the Thriving Community Grantmaking Program, featuring images and text.

The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) Program selects multiple Grantmakers around the nation to reduce barriers to the federal grants application process and increase the efficiency of the awards process for environmental justice grants.

Indoor Air Quality in Schools

EPA Office of Air and Radiation

Infographic of EPA's Indoor Air Quality in Schools program

EPA’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools program provides free resources for schools to improve indoor air problems using straightforward activities and in-house staff.

Methane Emissions Reduction Program

EPA Office of Air and Radiation

Infographic providing impacts of methane emissions and benefits to public when these damaging greenhouse gases are reduced.

EPA is investing over $1 billion in financial and technical assistance to monitor, measure, quantify and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector in concert with establishing a Waste Emissions Charge and updating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to advance greater transparency and accountability for methane (CH4) pollution.

Together, EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) and EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) have received $11 Billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding to support reducing emissions, building a clean economy, lowering energy costs for American households and businesses, creating good-paying union jobs, and advancing environmental justice across the country.

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Last updated on January 13, 2025