Institute for New England Native American Studies Joins Collaborative Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center
Congratulations to the Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS)!
The University of Connecticut, in partnership with INENAS at UMass Boston and five other New England organizations, received a $10 million grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help communities and organizations advance their environmental and energy justice priorities.
As part of the US Department of Transportation’s Thriving Communities Initiative, the EPA and US Department of Energy provided $177 million for 18 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers across the country to help overburdened communities address environmental justice.
The New England Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ-TCTAC) will address environmental and energy justice concerns in underserved, rural, and remote communities across 10 tribal nations and six New England states. New England EJ-TCTAC will serve as a resource and technical assistance hub on environmental quality, energy justice, climate adaptation, and civic justice.
Specifically, New England EJ-TCTAC will offer technical consultations, education and training, and direct technical assistance to New England communities in seven main areas:
1. Needs & opportunities assessments about environmental and energy incentives
2. Resource roadmaps with tailored guidance on available funding resources and eligibility requirements for environmental and energy funding programs
3. Project-specific document review to help summarize technical documents, demystify program requirements, and provide write-ups in plain language and languages beyond English
4. Grant writing support and multilingual grant writing resources, including checklists, templates, presentations, and application packages
5. Proposal reviews and feedback on federal, state, private foundation, and Tribal grant proposals
6. Direct proposal submission assistance to communities who need help with grants.gov, sam.gov and asap.gov platforms
7. A mobile technical assistance team, visiting communities, local events, farmers markets, and other social gatherings to advertise EJ-TCTAC services and provide consultation
New England EJ-TCTAC partners include:
· University of Massachusetts Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS)
· Region 1 New England Environmental Protection Agency
· Environmental Protection Network
· Groundwork USA
· New England Rural Health Association
· University of Southern Maine’s New England Environmental Finance Center
Learn more about the national Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program:
