Assistance Listing 66.616
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Assistance Listing 66.616, “Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program,” is a federal program administered by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $1.23B in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
- Likely formula or pass-through fundingThis program obligates substantial funding but has no competitive notices in our Grants.gov records. Funds like these are often distributed by formula or through state agencies — contact your state's administering agency about sub-awards. calculated by GrantsJunction
- Funding up 43071% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed +43071% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction
Program objective
This program has been terminated. The objective of this program is to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to support environmental and climate justice efforts under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 138 which was added to the CAA by the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that remained open for 12 months, closing on November 21, 2024, to fund approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. This program is designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 66.616
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
- Nonprofit Organization
Eligible applicants include a partnership between an Indian tribe, a local government or an institution of higher education and a community-based nonprofit organization; a community-based nonprofit organization; a partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
Intended beneficiaries: Unrestricted by Individual Type and Unrestricted by Entity Type.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): This is a new grant program. The total estimated funding expected to be available for awards in FY 25 is approximately $2,000,000,000. Track I awards are for up to approximately $20 million each. Track II awards are for up to approximately $3 million each. Award amounts and ranges will vary by project. The grants will have durations of up to 3 years. The NOFO opened on November 21, 2023, and will close a year later on November 21, 2024. Applications and selections will be made on a rolling basis throughout the NOFO open period.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 66.616. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Who gets funded
Historical data · not a predictionGrant obligations by fiscal year
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 66.616?
66.616 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 66.616?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government and Nonprofit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 66.616 provide?
The agency reported $1,228,357,209 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.