Community Change Grants Modified Nofo 2.12.24

FEDERAL AGENCY AND OFFICE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TITLE: Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04 ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER: 66.616 ACTION: Modification No. 2 to the NOFO DATE: February 12, 2024 SUMMARY: This modification revises and clarifies the NOFO issued on November 21, 2023, and modified on December 21, 2023, in certain areas including the ones listed below. This version of the NOFO supersedes previous versions of the NOFO. If there are any questions, please email CCGP@epa.gov. 1. The Important Dates section on the first page of the NOFO was revised to indicate that anticipated initial selections are expected in April 2024 and the anticipated start of the period of performance for initial selections is June 2024. 2. Section I.E of the NOFO was modified to provide additional information on technical assistance including a link to information about technical assistance from EPA’s contractor. 3. Climate Action Strategy 6, Brownfields Redevelopment, in Section I.G of the NOFO was clarified to indicate that applications must demonstrate that cleanup is complete or not necessary at the time an application is submitted. Similar language was also clarified in Section III.D.8 of the NOFO and in Appendix C for Climate Action Strategy 6. 4. In Section II.B of the NOFO, language was clarified about Target Investment Areas A and B. 5. Clarified in Section IV.A.4 of the NOFO that Attachment C of…
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