Funding Programs
This tab features federal, state, and local programs that could be used to fund environmental justice or equity focused adaptation. It also includes resources and guides on how and where to access funding. This is not intended to be a list of available grants for adaptation.
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The California Wildfire Mitigation Program (CWMP) aims to build community resilience to wildfires in primarily underserved populations by providing assistance for retrofits and other practices that can help reduce wildfire risk.
Related Organizations: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire)
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Rhode Island’s Resilience Technical Assistance Program partners localities with the Division of Statewide Planning in facilitating consultant-led audits of local ordinances and regulations with the goal of increasing community resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Related Organizations: Rhode Island Division of State Planning
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December 9, 2023
The Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide 2. 0, released by the White House in December of 2023, aims to encourage implementation and awareness of nature-based solutions employed by federal agencies and partners. The Guide defines nature-based solutions as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing benefits for people and the environment. ” Nature-based solutions can be used to provide a wide range of benefits, such as supporting wildlife, reducing heat stress, reducing future disaster risk, and overcoming environmental injustices.
Related Organizations: White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) , White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
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2023
Established in 2023 through a one-time appropriation of $100 million in state funds, the Minnesota Climate Resiliency and Water Infrastructure Grant program provided funding for local and Tribal governments across the state to pursue climate resilience and infrastructure projects.
Related Organizations: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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November 21, 2023
The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants) funds community-driven projects that increase community climate resilience, reduce pollution, and strengthen communities. This grant operates under the framework of the broader Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJP), which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act and is now contained in Section 138 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U. S. C. § 7438. The ECJP allocates $2. 8 billion to the U.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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September 23, 2021
On September 23, 2021, California signed a $15-billion climate-investment package that includes 24 bills dedicated to tackling the climate crisis and protecting frontline communities in California. The bills address clean energy, wildfires, droughts, community climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, extreme heat, and sea-level rise, among other topics. As Governor Gavin Newsom explained, the bills aim to address “the climate crisis head-on while protecting the hardest-hit communities” in California.
Related Organizations: State of California
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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July 6, 2021
On July 6, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Law 21–115: An Act Concerning Climate Change Adaptation to increase local resilience planning options, legal authorities, and financing for adaptation and resilience projects. The main components of this law authorize the creation of municipal stormwater authorities, and increase the authority of municipal flood prevention and climate resilience boards and their ability to collect and raise funds for climate resilience projects. In addition, the law expands the scope of the state’s "green bank," the Connecticut Green Bank , beyond clean energy to adaptation- and resilience-related projects, with an emphasis on prioritizing financing for frontline communities.
Related Organizations: State of Connecticut
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2021
Related Organizations: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
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The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant funding program exists to provide federal funding support to nationally or regionally significant highway and freight projects. In reviewing grant applications, the U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) prioritizes projects that support economic vitality, promote or deploy innovation, allow federal funding to be leveraged in attracting private investment, and support accountability. For the first time, however, in 2021 USDOT also began prioritizing projects that promote racial equity, and those that address climate change and environmental justice.
Related Organizations: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
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February 16, 2021
In February 2021, Enterprise Community Partners and the City of Miami, Florida released Keep Safe Miami, a set of tools aimed at owners and operators of affordable multifamily housing properties in Miami-Dade County. The tools can help property owners identify potential adaptation actions to increase the resilience of existing affordable housing to local climate change hazards, including sea-level rise and extreme weather events. Owners and operators of affordable housing units can use Keep Safe Miami’s resources to compare climate-related risks, prioritize adaptation strategies, and access local, state, and federal funding sources. As part of the program, the City of Miami also set aside $500,000 in deferred loans for owners and operators participating in the Keep Safe Miami program.
Related Organizations: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
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