The Climate Justice Grants Act establishes a program to provide funding for projects that help communities tackle climate justice issues. This bill aims to empower local groups to address environmental challenges and improve their resilience to climate change.
Climate Justice Grants Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist tribal governments, local governments, nonprofits, or community-based organizations in addressing issues relating to climate justice and carrying out activities that address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities. Environmental justice communities refers to any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.
1. This bill creates a grant program for projects that address climate justice issues. 2. Eligible groups include Tribal governments, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. 3. Grants can be used for community education, partnerships, and climate-related projects. 4. Each grant can provide up to $2 million to support these initiatives. 5. The Environmental Protection Agency will report on the program's effectiveness annually.
Local communities and organizations focused on environmental justice will benefit from this funding.