Technical Assistance Centers to Offer Community - Based Grant Services

Written By Amy Kirschbaum

Technical Assistance Centers to Offer Community-Based Grant Services
Underserved and overburdened communities in our region can now access grant services at technical assistance centers established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy.
Grant services come in the form of technical assistance, training, and capacity-building for grant applications and management activities.
The services are possible because the EPA awarded $177 million to 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs). Each EJ TCTAC will assist local grassroots nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and community stakeholders with navigating grant application systems (e.g., sam.gov and grants.gov), writing stronger proposals, and effectively managing funding for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction
Act programs.
Our three regional EJ TCTACs are at the National Wildlife Federation, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ):
 The National Wildlife Federation was awarded $12 million for a Mid-Atlantic Thriving Communities Hub EJ TCTAC for EPA Region 3, which includes Virginia.
 RTI was awarded $10 million for a Resource for Assistance and Community Training EJ TCTAC in EPA Region 4, which includes North Carolina and South Carolina. It will co-create training programs with participants. RTI’s coordinating office is in North Carolina.
 The DSCEJ was awarded $13 million for a Community Investment Recovery Center in EPA Regions 4 and 6 to support 250 community-based organizations in applying for and managing approximately $50-100 million in federal grants over the five-year performance period. Eligibility requirements and program resources vary by EJ TCTAC location. Here is a comprehensive description of project summaries by geographic area. Information on the EJ TCTACs in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina starts on page 6.

Amy Kirschbaum

Amy Kirschbaum began her career on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (FL). Upon leaving her post as legislative assistant in Congressman Shaw's office, Amy worked for the U.S. Congressional Sunbelt Caucus as a legislative assistant and later as the Legislative Director. In 1992, Amy moved to Oregon where she continued her career in public affairs at the Oregon Department of Transportation. Before joining Strategics Consulting, Amy was the Executive Director of the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon and SW Washington. Amy grew up in Broward County, FL, and earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University.

Email Amy at: amy@strategics.consulting

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