Congressman Ritchie Torres and the EPA. hosted a roundtable discussing $50 million in environmental justice grant money.
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Track 1 of the CCG grants range from $10 million to $20 million, while Track 2 entails smaller, $1 million to $3 million payouts for organizations. Most of the funding is intended for community-based projects, like local clean-up efforts or workforce development in clean energy, that directly address environmental concerns.
“With strong Environmental and Community Activist Leadership, we ensure that everyone in our community has a fair and equitable chance to apply for this funding. It is especially important that disadvantaged communities, often the most affected by environmental and social inequities, are in leadership roles in this process,” said Salamán, who’s originally from Puerto Rico. She’s been a community organizer in the Bronx since she immigrated to the U.S. in 1975.
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