U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Division: Gulf of Mexico Environmental Justice Grants Program Request for Applications
On this page:
- Overview
- Who can apply
- Contact information
- Request for Applications and Budget Development Template
- Helpful Documents and Training Links
The EPA Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible applicants for a direct award from EPA to become a “pass-through entity” to develop and administer a competitive subaward program to fund projects/activities authorized by CWA 104(b)(3) in communities adversely and disproportionately affected by environmental and human health harms or risks, including affected underserved communities. The recipient must also provide technical assistance (trainings, workshops, and other educational opportunities) to assist both applicants and subrecipients.
EPA Gulf of Mexico Environmental Justice objectives for this RFA are:
- Fund projects that are authorized under CWA 104 (b)(3) to communities adversely and disproportionately affected by environmental and human health harms or risks, including affected underserved communities. All proposed projects should include activities designed to engage, educate, and empower communities to understand local environmental and public health issues;
- Enhance environmental and/or resilience collaboration, including within and among communities adversely and disproportionately affected by environmental and human health harms or risks, including affected underserved communities, municipal and state governments, Non-profit organizations (NPOs), and academic institutions;
- Document the beneficial impact the project has on the community; and
- Effectively communicate project results to inform future environmental justice approaches.
To be eligible for this funding opportunity, subaward projects must take place in only one of the five Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida) AND be within the eligible counties for each state (see Figure 1 and Appendix E of the RFA).
The total estimated amount available under this announcement is approximately $12.5 million. It is expected that cooperative agreement awards may be issued for up to a five-year project period beginning July 2023. EPA plans to award approximately five cooperative agreements of up to $2,500,000 each and plans to fund at least one cooperative agreement per Gulf of Mexico state (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida); applications seeking EPA funding in excess of that amount will be rejected.
Who can apply
In order to be competitive, an organization should have expertise and experience managing a large grant program. If your organization has this experience, you must be an eligible entity listed in the table below to apply.
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Eligible entities |
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See definition of these entities at 2 C.F.R. § 200 for these entities. |
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How to apply
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov: EPA-R4-GM-EJGRANTSPROGRAM-2023 Gulf of Mexico Environmental Justice Grants Program
Contact Information For questions, contact Jeanne Allen (gmp-rfp@epa.gov).
Request for Applications and Budget Development Template
Suggested budget table (xlsx) (145.9 KB)
- Utilizing the suggested budget table template is strongly encouraged or you risk the possibility of information being left out by you as the applicant, or overlooked, or not fully comprehended by the reviewers when the project is scored.
Helpful Documents and Training Links
EPA GMD Gulf of Mexico EJ RFA Questions and Answers. (Last Updated 05/03/2023) (pdf) (404.01 KB)
- Please review the RFA, Q&A, Getting Started Presentation and Common Errors document prior to submitting a question. If the answer to your question is not found in those documents, please submit your question to gmp-rfp@epa.gov
Gulf of Mexico EJ RFA Getting Started Presentation
- Please note, the table on slide 9 includes an error we were unable to correct prior to posting. Refer to Section V.A of the RFA for updated information
Common Errors to Avoid (pdf) (774.44 KB)
- For assistance in avoiding errors when completing applications
Training