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Grants and Technical Assistance for Coal Communities Applying for Federal Funding

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Just Transition Fund
Deadlines
Nov 15, 2021
Contact

Grants:
Sara Sweeney
ssweeney@justtransitionfund.org

Technical assistance:
Rebecca Huenink
rhuenink@justtransitionfund.org

Purpose

The Just Transition Fund will provide funding and technical assistance to help coal communities submit competitive federal applications for community-led transition projects. Priority will be given to projects that are led by and serve low-income and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities most impacted by the transition.

Projects should demonstrate significant potential to create local economic impact and to serve as models that can be replicated and scaled, such as:

  • Community economic development projects focused on promising sectors
  • Workforce development projects that train coal affected workers and community members for jobs in sustainable sectors
  • Initiatives designed to improve broadband access and affordability

Funding may be used for a variety of purposes to support the development of a federal application, including to:

  • Engage expert technical resources for research, analysis, and/or grant writing
  • Organize or deepen inclusive community partnerships
  • Conduct stakeholder engagement and support community planning
  • Qualify as private matching funds
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are frontline coal communities in the priority states.

Geographic coverage
Available in 16 states
Amount of funding

Grants up to $25,000

Technical assistance is provided at no cost.

Application process

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application form are available on the program website.

Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Asian · Black or African American · Broadband · Community and economic development · Grant writing · Hispanic or Latino · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Poverty · Arizona · Colorado · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia · Wyoming



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