CalEPA EJ Grants (2021 Cycle) Application Deadline Extended to August 13, 2021

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Environmental Protection Agency has extended the application deadline for its next round of Environmental Justice Small Grants to August 13, 2021.

The CalEPA EJ Small Grants Program is open to nonprofit organizations and tribal governments, and is focused on supporting environmental justice projects across California.  The maximum grant amount is $50,000 and the grant term is 18 months.

Projects selected for the grants will address a variety of environmental and public health objectives, including:

  • Disseminating information about environmental challenges and decision making processes
  • Enhancing local capacity to respond, adapt and prepare for climate change impacts
  • Ensuring safe drinking water
  • Guarding against toxic exposures and increasing resource conversation locally
  • Designing and implementing collaborative efforts to preserve the State’s natural and cultural resources with an emphasis on traditional ecological knowledge and tribal sciences

These projects may also entail regional and local capacity-building efforts to improve access to state program benefits.  Grants under this program are awarded on a competitive basis, and are contingent on available funds.

The original application deadline was June 30, 2021. The application deadline was extended to give applicants more time to develop their applications. Applications must now be received by August 13, 2021.

To obtain an application package or check eligibility requirements, please visit CalEPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants Program webpage.

Applications can also be requested by writing to: California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Secretary, Attn: Leticia Syslo, EJ Small Grants Program, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812 – 2815; or by emailing Leticia.Syslo@calepa.ca.gov; or by calling (916) 916-601-9893.

The CalEPA Environmental Justice Small Grants Program was established by Assembly Bill 2312 (Chu, Chapter 994, Statutes of 2002) to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations and federally recognized tribal governments.

In 2020, CalEPA awarded more than $1 million in grants to over 30 organizations and tribal governments statewide. Since its inception, the program has awarded over 200 grants totaling $6.5 million.