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. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 103 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

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 prediction

FY24

$2.85M

FY25

$1.23B

FY26

— est.

Range 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 prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 103 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 66.616, and prime recipients reported 55 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY24

$4.9M

FY25

$1.5B

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY25 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Where recipients are located

California$218M
Alaska$151M
Michigan$82.3M
Oregon$75.9M
Louisiana$59.9M
New York$58.5M
Texas$54.5M
Puerto Rico$52M
Wisconsin$45.2M
Washington$43M

All 38 states and territories

Tennessee $41.8M · North Carolina $41.6M · Pennsylvania $40.2M · District of Columbia $40.1M · Virginia $39.9M · Georgia $39.8M · Florida $37.3M · Minnesota $30M · Massachusetts $23M · New Mexico $23M · New Jersey $22.3M · Indiana $22.2M · Ohio $20.8M · Colorado $20.1M · Connecticut $20M · Montana $20M · U.S. Virgin Islands $20M · Arizona $20M · Nevada $20M · South Dakota $19.9M · Mississippi $19.9M · Rhode Island $18.7M · Alabama $17M · Hawaii $17M · Idaho $16.5M · South Carolina $11.4M · Guam $3M · Illinois $2.75M

Most recent awards

COUNTY OF PALM BEACH · FLDESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000,000 UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO PALM BEACH COUNTY (PBC) OFFICE OF RESILIENCE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL EMPOWER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLANNING BY TRAINING 180 COMMUNITY SUPPORTER STAFF ON PBC CLIMATE GOVERNMENT PLANNING PROCESSES AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVI$3MStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY OF GUAM · GUDESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAM CENTER FOR ISLAND SUSTAINABILITY AND SEA GRANT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT TARGETS SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE TO BUILD AND ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO REDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE INJUSTICES. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL$3MStarts May 1, 2025 · Award ↗
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · AKDESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, WORKING IN UTQIAGVIK, AK, TO IMPROVE STORM- AND MELT-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT; PRESERVE INUPIAT TRADITIONS AND CULTURAL SITES; ENHANCE BARROW LOCAL UTILITIES' READINESS AND PREPAREDNESS, AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL C$20MStarts May 1, 2025 · Award ↗
ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM · AKDESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM (ANTHC). SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL BUILD TWO WIND TURBINES IN KOTZEBUE, ALASKA. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUILDING TWO NEW 1 MW WIND TURBINES AND ENGAGING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. ANTHC WILL MANAGE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT, BUT TH$19.8MStarts Apr 21, 2025 · Award ↗
COMMUNITY WATER CENTER · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO ENSURE VIBRANT AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN THE PROJECT AREA BY DELIVERING A LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT DRINKING WATER SYSTEM. THIS VISION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH BOTH A POLLUTION REDUCTION STRATEGY AND A CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY. THE POLLUTION REDUCTION STRATEGY WILL CONSOLIDATE THE PAJARO$20MStarts Apr 1, 2025 · Award ↗
THE WORKING LANDS TRUST, INC. · NCDESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,999,967 UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE WORKING LANDS TRUST, INCORPORATED OF NORTH CAROLINA. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH AND WATER QUALITY IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA BY REPLACING RESIDENTIAL LEAD SERVICE LINES WITH LEAD-FREE PLUMBING, AND RESTORE A NEGLECTED WETLAND TO IMPROVE DOWNSTREA$20MStarts Apr 1, 2025 · Award ↗
NATIVE VILLAGE OF CHENEGA · AKDESCRIPTION:THIS GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO NATIVE VILLAGE OF CHENEGA. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 30,000-GALLON BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY AND THE INTEGRATION OF A 160-KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY WITH A 250 KW/648 KWH BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. THROUGH THE GRANT, THERE WILL BE TWO SOLAR WORKFORCE TRAININGS, THE DEVELO$8.93MStarts Apr 1, 2025 · Award ↗
CITY OF NEW HAVEN · CTDESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA), TO THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN OFFICE OF CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY AND THEIR STATUTORY PARTNER, THE GREATER DWIGHT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (GDDC) THE 'PROJECT TEAM.' TOGETHER, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL IMPLEMENT THEIR PROJECT, THE ELM CITY COLLABORATIVE (EC3), TO SUPPORT 14 NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW HAVEN, DEFINED AS DISADVANTA$20MStarts Apr 1, 2025 · Award ↗
ISLAND GREEN BUILDING ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED · VIDESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO ISLAND GREEN BUILDING ASSOCIATION, DOING BUSINESS AS ISLAND GREEN LIVING ASSOCIATION (IGL). SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL TACKLE BOTH THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM ASPECTS OF EFFECTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BY PROMOTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND IMPROVING DIVERSION METHODS ONCE WASTE ENTERS THE SYSTEM. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS INC$20MStarts Mar 31, 2025 · Award ↗
CITY OF EVANSVILLE · INDESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE TO IMPLEMENT THE MOVING EVANSVILLE TOWARDS A HEALTHIER FUTURE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF FOUR COMPLIMENTARY PROJECTS DESIGNED TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS COMMUNITY CHALLENGES INCLUDING POOR AIR QUALITY, RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS AND LACK OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS,$20MStarts Mar 17, 2025 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

BLACK BELT UNINCORPORATED WASTEWATER PROGRAM (BBUWP)from TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY$8.76M · Mar 28, 2025
GOLDEN RULE APARTMENTS INCfrom NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST$4.94M · Apr 18, 2025
WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBEfrom NEVADA CLEAN ENERGY FUND$4.18M · Mar 4, 2025
LANE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 52from LANE COUNTY OREGON$3.99M · Mar 3, 2025
CITY OF OAKRIDGEfrom LANE COUNTY OREGON$3.73M · Feb 12, 2025
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITYfrom PITTSBURGH CONSERVATION CORPS$3.19M · Mar 13, 2025
POWERCORPSPHLfrom PITTSBURGH CONSERVATION CORPS$3.09M · Mar 11, 2025
MONTGOMERY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP INCfrom NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST$2.94M · Feb 26, 2025
WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBEfrom NEVADA CLEAN ENERGY FUND$2.5M · Mar 4, 2025
CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTONfrom SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE$2.1M · Jul 17, 2025

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 10, 2026. 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.

Who has received funding under ALN 66.616?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 103 grant awards under 66.616. The largest recipients by obligations were RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ($39.9M), ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM ($39.8M), INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN INC ($23M), THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ($23M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 55 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.