STATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM (SEJCA)

The summary for the STATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM (SEJCA) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	STATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM (SEJCA)
	CFDA Number:	66.312
	CFDA Description:	STATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-OECA-OEJ-09-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 13, 2009
	Creation Date:	Feb 13, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 10, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 10, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Archive Date:	May 10, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$800,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$160,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grant Description: This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits from eligible applicants project proposals to receive financial assistance through the State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) initiative. The objective of the SEJCA initiative is to provide funding to eligible entities so that they may work collaboratively with an affected community(ies) to understand, promote and integrate approaches to provide meaningful and measurable improvements to the public health and/or environment in the community(ies). The funding will provide the means for the applicant to support efforts to mitigate environmental justice concerns in the affected community(ies)1, which then may be broadened to a more comprehensive approach. Applicants will be expected to work with the affected community(ies) and their representative organizations to achieve meaningful and measurable results during the funding period.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/grants/rfa-state-grant-2-12-09.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Sheila Lewis, 202-564-0152.

Sheila Lewis [lewis.sheila@epa.gov]