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.
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.
Stay Informed
The MAP EJ Grants Hub applications will launch in Fall 2024. Sign up for updates and more information.