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omb -- CalEPA EJ Small Grant Pre-Application Assistance Calls in January 2016

Posted: 23 Dec 2015 15:45:51
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
Environmental Justice (EJ) Small Grants are available to help
eligible non-profit community groups/organizations and federally
recognized Tribal governments address environmental justice
issues in areas disproportionately affected by environmental
pollution and hazards. The EJ Small Grants will be awarded on a
competitive basis.  Applications accepted through January 22,
2016 

A minimum $1 million in grant funds is available for the 2016
grant cycle. The maximum amount of a grant provided is $50,000.
The grant term will be 12 months. 

Applicants are invited to participate in conference calls with
CalEPA to address questions about the Environmental Justice Small
Grants Program and the 2016 Grant Cycle solicitation. CalEPA
staff will respond to questions from individual applicants
regarding threshold eligibility criteria, administrative issues
related to the submission of the proposal, and requests for
clarification.

Interested persons may access the pre-application assistance
calls by dialing toll free 1-888-324-4311. The following are the
conference call dates, times, and passcodes.  

The same information will be provided during each call.

Date	                    Time (Pacific Standard)	Participant
Passcode:
Thursday, January 7, 2015	6:00 - 7:00 p.m.	8191851
Thursday, January 14, 2015	6:00 - 7:00 p.m.	7968005

CalEPA staff will not meet with individual applicants to discuss
draft proposals, provide informal comments on draft proposals, or
provide advice to applicants on how to respond to ranking
criteria. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are limited to non-profit entities or
federally recognized Tribal governments. A "non-profit entity" is
defined as any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or
other organization that meets all of the following criteria:
1.	Operates primarily for scientific, educational, service,
charitable, or other similar purposes in the public interest. 
2.	Not organized primarily for profit. 
3.	Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand, or any
combination thereof, its operations. 
4.	Is a tax-exempt organization under federal Internal Revenue
Code Section 501 (c)(3), or is able to provide evidence that the
State of California recognizes the organizations as a non-profit
entity. 

Individuals and organizations that are tax exempt under federal
Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(4) are not eligible to apply
for this funding. 

For more information or to download an application, please visit
our website at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EnvJustice/Funding/. 

Questions regarding this email may be directed to Malinda
Dumisani, EJ Grant Program Manager, at
mailto:malinda.dumisani@calepa.ca.gov or (916) 445-9480.

 



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