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Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Offered by Minneapolis Foundation · Hennepin County

The Minneapolis Foundation, in partnership with the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, NDN Collective, and RE-AMP Network, will award environmental justice grants to community-based nonprofits and eligible organizations working in underserved communities throughout the Great Lakes region. The program distributes $52 million over three years in three tiers (Assessment and Engagement, Community Education and Planning, and Project Development and Implementation) supporting environmental health, air/water quality, healthy homes, food access, green infrastructure, and related priorities.

Eligibility

  • notes: Community-based nonprofits and other eligible organizations working in EPA Region 5 (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and 37 federally recognized tribal nations) serving underserved communities. Organizations focus on environmental justice issues including environmental health, air/soil/water quality, healthy homes, food access, stormwater/green infrastructure, emergency preparedness, disaster resilience, and environmental job training.
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