Environmental Protection Agency · Disaster Resilience · Economic Development
Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Community Change Grants
Funds community-driven projects addressing environmental and public health harms in disadvantaged communities. Cities partner with community-based organizations as co-applicants.
Between funding cycles
An initial funding round has been awarded and future rounds depend on Congressional re-appropriation or administrative re-authorization. Treat the details below as historical context.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $10M – $20M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Rolling intake through 2024; future NOFOs subject to appropriations.
- Typical prep time
- 10–18 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IRA §138 (CAA §138)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
- Justice40-prioritized: scoring favors disadvantaged communities (CEJST tracts).
Requires community-based organization partnership. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.