Hi Everyone: While I am not working on this directly, I do believe that innovative public involvement / data collection activities related to EJ / equity / health / transportation conducted by community groups and / or, *ideally* in cooperation with transportation agencies would be eligible. Note the focus on preparedness / resilience. Due Jan. 9. $30K would definitely kickstart some local dialogue and help bolster a portfolio that could ultimately appeal to larger philanthropic funders doing community development work? . . . Very exciting! Just a thought. Full info below. Happy Thanksgiving, F. ______________________________ Faith Hall Community Planner FTA Office of Planning and Environment U.S.Department of Transportation (202) 366-9055 faith.hall@dot.gov<mailto:faith.hall@dot.gov> [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/FTADOT> [Twitter Icon] <https://twitter.com/FTA_DOT> Get Involved in Regional Transportation Planning! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lqJJDP1bGE From: Environmental Justice EPA [mailto:environmental-justice@epa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:13 AM To: Environmental Justice information Subject: [epa-ej] Deadline for the 2015 EJ Small Grants Request for Applications Extended Environmental Justice Mailing List Deadline for the 2015 EJ Small Grants Request for Applications Extended Correction: An earlier version of this message incorrectly stated that the funds will be awarded for a two-year period. It should have said one-year period. The deadline for submitting applications for EPA's 2015 Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program has been extended to January 9, 2015. The EJSG Program provides funding for eligible applicants for projects that address local environmental and/or public health issues within an affected community. The EJSG Program is designed to help eligible non-profit organizations and Tribal communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks at the local level. EPA recognizes the critical role of helping communities with localized strategies to avoid, lessen, or delay the risks and impacts associated with our changing climate. As a result, this year's EJSG program will have a special emphasis on proposals supporting community-based preparedness and resilience efforts (community climate resiliency). In an effort to ensure that support reaches new areas, the Agency also is prioritizing funding to organizations that have not recently received an award under the EJSG Program. The total estimated amount of funding available for awards under this solicitation for fiscal year 2015 is approximately $1,200,000. EPA anticipates awarding up to four grants per EPA region in amounts of up to $30,000 per award for a one-year project period. For more information regarding the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program and to view the RFA, please visit http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html. 00585 ________________________________ If you are not already a member, the Office of Environmental Justice would like to invite you to join the EJ ListServ. The purpose of this information tool is to notify individuals about activities at EPA in the field of environmental justice. By subscribing to this list you will receive information on EPA's activities, programs, projects grants and about environmental justice activities at other agencies. Noteworthy news items, National meeting announcements, meeting summaries of NEJAC meetings, and new publication notices will also be distributed. Postings can only be made by the Office of Environmental Justice. To request an item to be posted, send your information to environmental-justice@epa.gov<mailto:environmental-justice@epa.gov?subject=Post%20to%20EPA-EJ%20ListServ> and indicate in the subject "Post to EPA-EJ ListServ" To join the listserv go to: https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=epa-ej To change the way you receive these emails, go to: https://lists.epa.gov/read/?forum=epa-ej and click "My Account." To unsubscribe, send a blank email to leave-1521102-2248538.d426474da94cf8c3fd79978bc743d514@lists.epa.gov<mailto:leave-1521102-2248538.d426474da94cf8c3fd79978bc743d514@lists.epa.gov>.