Do you need funding for your community Environmental Justice project? Join the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative in Washington, D.C., Wheeling, WV, or Charleston, WV for information about new grant opportunities!
Washington D.C.
Date: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Pauli Murray Ste,
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20008
Wheeling
Date: Wednesday, October 23
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Ohio County Public Library
52 16th Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
South Charleston
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Location: South Charleston Public Library
312 4th Avenue
South Charleston, WV 25303
GHHI is hosting these informational meetings for community-based environmental justice leaders to obtain information and guidance about how to access these important funding opportunities. Information will be provided about the following topics:
- Assistance for organizations working on:
- Water or air environmental concerns
- Stormwater issues
- Improving food access
- Local cleanup projects
- Illegal dumping activities
- Healthy housing
- Toxin remediation
- Funding that doesn’t require lengthy grant applications.
- Financial support with assessment and planning, as well as implementation.
Purpose of Grants:
- Focus resources on communities disproportionately affected by environmental, climate, and human health harms and risks.
- Support capacity building for local grassroots and community-based organizations.
- Provide assessment, planning, and project development funding support and technical assistance to organizations.
- Help transform disadvantaged and underserved communities into healthy, thriving communities.