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Preguntas Frecuentes (Spanish)
View a PDF version of the FAQs. This will be regularly updated.
Thriving Communities Grants: A Lifeline for Economic Impact and Resilience in Region 8 – factsheet
This factsheet gives an overview of the EPA’s Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program for Region 8 (six states and 28 Federal Tribes in the Mountain West), which issues subgrant awards to small community-based organizations in the region that address a range of environmental issues in their communities.
The Colorado Health Institute, the communications partner on the JSI-led MAP EJ Grants Hub, developed a storytelling presentation for project grantees to guide them in how best to share stories of impact in their states and Tribal lands. The presentation focuses on the importance of storytelling, the structure of a good story, how to incorporate elements like testimonials and data to strengthen the story, with a session on developing a story in real time.
MAP EJ Grants Hub Trainings & Events Calendar
Register for upcoming events, webinars and trainings. View recordings of and review materials from past events. These listings will be regularly updated.
Projects must benefit a “community of focus” as defined by the Inflation Reduction Act Disadvantaged Communities Map. To demonstrate that the proposed project benefits a community of focus, applicants are required to include a screenshot of the project’s geographic focus area using the EJ Screen. This video walkthrough provides step-by-step instructions for how to use this mapping tool for your grant application.
En este video, recibirá un breve tutorial sobre cómo crear un mapa del área del proyecto para su solicitud de subvención para Comunidades Prósperas de la Región 8 utilizando la herramienta EJ SCREEN. Puede encontrar más apoyo en espanol si nos envía un correo a mapejgrants@jsi.com.
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
Entities must have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number to receive grant funds. If your organization does not have a UEI, you can still apply for a grant but should start the SAM.gov process as soon as possible as it can take over a month.
The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) is offering SAM.gov registration office hours every two weeks on Wednesday from 12-1pm MST. EPN staff will help you begin, continue, or finish up your registration process. As a reminder, federal funding applicants must have an active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registration in order to apply.
To sign up and get the Zoom link, go to tinyurl.com/EPNSAM. Please email davina.resto@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org with any questions.
All About Competitive Subgrants
This document provides applicants with details on the competitive subgrants process, including eligibility, tiers, and examples of projects.
Competitive Subgrants Scoring Rubric
This document is a high-level scoring rubric used in the scoring process for competitive subgrant applications.
MAP EJ Grants Hub: Walkthrough of the Competitive Application – video
This video provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the competitive application, including general guidance and common mistakes to avoid.
Este video proporciona una guía paso a paso de la solicitud competitiva, incluida orientación general y errores comunes que se deben evitar.
Preguntas de la solicitud de fondos de subvención competitiva (Spanish)
Review the questions for the competitive application.
Competitive Subgrant Application Guidance
This document provides helpful hints for preparing a competitive subgrant application.
This is the budget template that is required for competitive application submission.
As part of the competitive application, applicants are required to submit both a budget template and an itemized budget sheet, also called a budget narrative. This walkthrough will discuss the required components of each and address common errors.
All About Non-competitive Subgrants
This document provides applicants with details on the non-competitive subgrants process, including eligibility and the organizational capacity assessment.
This video provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the non-competitive application, including general guidance and some common mistakes to avoid. The non-competitive application includes both a description of the proposed project and an assessment of organizational capacity.
Preguntas de la solicitud de fondos de subvención no competitiva (Spanish)
Review the questions for the non-competitive application.