Funding Assistance
The environmental justice movement may be the most underfunded social movement in the United States. While funding for environmental justice has increased, it still represents less than 5% of all environmental funding given nationwide.
Funding for environmental health and environmental justice partnerships are available from a wide variety of government and foundation resources. Identifying the funding sources that are most appropriate for your project, and applying for those funds, may be challenging. However, once a potential funding source is identified, training is available to help develop applications for federal and foundation grants.
The easiest way to identify a federal grant is through the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Conducting a CFDA search will identify dozens of grants given once a year. Many grants found in the CFDA category 66.000 and 93.000 are appropriate for environmental justice and environmental health groups.
The Foundation Center has a database with information about different foundations. A few foundations accept applications year-round, but most require that applications be submitted on specific dates. New or very small environmental justice groups should contact the Environmental Support Center for various types of technological support (including information on how to receive a free computer).