Mountains and Plains Environmental Justice Grants Hub

A regional grantmaker of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program.

How We Can Help

Welcome to the Mountains and Plains Environmental Justice Grants Hub (MAP EJ Grants Hub).

The MAP EJ Grants Hub, in collaboration with our community partners, helps design grant application processes, awards environmental justice subgrants, implement a grants tracking and reporting system, and provide resources and support to communities.

The MAP EJ Grants Hub will award grants totaling $40 million for projects in EPA’s Region 8, under the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program. The funding is geared to communities disproportionately affected by environmental, climate, and human health harms and risks.

Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, those focused on:

Air and water quality
Stormwater treatment
Food access
Local cleanup projects

Addressing illegal dumping activities
Healthy housing
Toxin remediation
and more…

Who We Serve

We serve community-based nonprofits and other eligible recipients in 6 states and 28 tribal nations of EPA Region 8.

Not located in Region 8? Find your regional grantmaker here.

We recognize our outreach partners who will help us spread the word about our grants throughout Region 8: the Community Health Association of the Mountains/Plains (CHAMPS) and the Colorado Health Institute.

We’d also like to acknowledge our MAP Environmental Justice Council Members who will provide input and guidance regarding our overall strategy and co-design and score grant applications: the Dakota Resource Council, the Montana Watershed Coordination Council, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, Green Latinos, and the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah.

Projected Award Levels

Tier I subgrants

for 1 year

up to $150,000 for assessment projects

Tier II subgrants

for 1-2 years

up to $250,000 for planning projects

Tier III subgrants

for 2 years

up to $350,000 for project development projects

Noncompetitive subgrants

for 1 year

up to $75,000 for severely capacity constrained communities (selected by Advisory Board)

To learn more about the subgrant awards, please visit EPA EJ Thriving Communities Grantmakers Grants.

UEI Registration for Potential Applicants

All potential grant applicants must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). A SAM registration is required for any entity to bid on and get paid for federal contracts or to receive federal funds.

Register or Renew your SAM Registration