• Nonprofit organizations

• Community-based and grassroots nonprofit organizations

• Philanthropic and civic organizations with nonprofit status

• Tribal governments (both federally recognized and state-recognized) and intertribal consortia (i.e., a partnership between two or more tribes that work together to achieve a common objective.)

• Native American Organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, nonprofit corporations, partnerships, and associations that have the authority to enter into legally binding agreements)

• Local governments (as defined by 2 CFR 200.1 – includes cities, towns, municipalities, and counties, public housing authorities and councils of government)

• Institutions of higher education (e.g., private and public universities and colleges, including community colleges)

• Air quality & asthma

• Fence line air quality monitoring

• Monitoring of effluent discharges from industrial facilities

• Water quality & sampling

• Small cleanup projects

• Improving food access to reduce vehicle miles traveled

• Stormwater issues and green infrastructure

• Lead and asbestos contamination

• Pesticides and other toxic substances

• Healthy homes that are energy/water use efficient and not subject to indoor air pollution

• Illegal dumping activities, such as education, outreach, and small-scale clean-ups

• Emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency

• Environmental job training for occupations that reduce greenhouse gases and other air pollutants

• Environmental justice training for youth

The U.S. EPA has selected 16 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to remove barriers and increase accessibility to federal funding for communities with environmental justice concerns. These centers will provide training and other assistance to build capacity for navigating federal grant application systems, developing strong grant proposals, and effectively managing grant funding. As of January 2024, these centers are still in the process of getting up and running, more details based on your location below:

If you are based in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin or the 35 tribal lands therein, you have two options for TCAC's:

Blacks in Green (BIG)
Website: https://www.blacksingreen.org/
You can reach them by email (midwesttcac@blacksingreen.org) or by completing BIG’s EJTCTAC Region 5 Technical Assistance Participant Intake Form.

Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center Hub
Website: https://greatlakestctac.umn.edu/
This hub is coordinated by the regional center at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Contact them by email here: tctac@umn.edu

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If you are based in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska or the 9 tribal lands therein:

Heartland Environmental Justice Center
Website: https://heartlandej.org/
You can contact them here: https://heartlandej.org/contact-us/

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If you are based in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah Wyoming, and the 28 tribal lands therein:

The EPA did not award a TCAC in this region initially, and reissued a RFP. They expect to select an awardee in early 2024. In the meantime, International City/County Management Association, a national EJ TCAC recipient will serve Region 8.

You can submit a technical assistance request here: https://form.jotform.com/233324021161136