Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OP OEJ 18 01
The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discretionary funding opportunity designed to help community-based organizations work side-by-side with local partners to tackle environmental and public health problems in communities that have been historically overburdened. The core idea is not just to study an issue, but to organize a local, collaborative process that leads to practical solutions. Projects are expected to bring together a mix of stakeholders such as local businesses or industry, local government agencies, medical and public health providers, and academic partners, with the community organization serving as a central convener that keeps the work grounded in local needs.
A key focus of this program is serving an "underserved community," defined here as a community with environmental justice concerns and/or vulnerable populations. The announcement explicitly includes minority communities, low-income communities, rural communities, tribal communities, and indigenous populations. In practice, this points to places where environmental harms and risks are concentrated and where residents may face barriers to political influence, resources, or health protections. The EPA is looking for projects that address real environmental and/or public health issues affecting these communities, which could involve local pollution burdens, exposure pathways, or other community-identified environmental conditions tied to health and quality of life.
To be eligible, proposed projects must show that they will use the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model throughout the project period. While the announcement summary does not list every step of the model, the requirement signals that applicants need to describe a structured approach to collaboration, shared decision-making, and solution implementation rather than operating in isolation. Another central eligibility expectation is that the applying organization has a direct connection to the impacted community. That means the applicant should be meaningfully rooted in, representative of, or closely tied to the people experiencing the environmental harms described in the workplan, rather than being a distant entity working on the community from the outside.
This opportunity is issued as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates that EPA expects a more hands-on relationship than a standard grant, with federal involvement or engagement during the project. The program falls under the environment funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 66.306. The funding opportunity title is "Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement," and the funding opportunity number is EPA-OP-OEJ-18-01, reflecting its administration through EPA environmental justice programming.
In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling listed is $120,000 per award, with an anticipated total of about 10 awards. The opportunity was created on November 15, 2017, and the original closing date was February 16, 2018, with the notice indicating that applicants should consult the full announcement for additional submission details. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with clarification to be found in the full text under "Additional Information on Eligibility," which suggests that specific types of community-based entities or organizational structures may be outlined there.
Overall, the EJCPS Cooperative Agreement is aimed at helping community-based organizations lead a collaborative, locally anchored process that turns environmental justice concerns into actionable strategies and solutions. The strongest proposals under a program like this are typically those that clearly identify a concrete local problem, demonstrate genuine community connection and participation, map out a credible partnership structure, and show how the collaborative problem-solving model will be used to move from planning to on-the-ground implementation.Apply for EPA OP OEJ 18 01
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.306.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 15, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 16, 2018 Please see the announcement for additional submission information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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