Assistance Listing 66.616
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program
Environmental Protection Agency · Environmental Protection Agency
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 100% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 61% of them.
Based on 103 new awards in FY2024–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 17% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $19,826,233. Expect about 210 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 61%
- 8% higher ed · 17% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 17%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $20M
- $10M – $20M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 102
- $1.5B committed to them
- Usually posts
- Nov
- rolling · 210-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Higher ed | VA | 2 | $39,886,658 |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Tribal | AK | 2 | $39,815,393 |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan INC | Tribal | MI | 2 | $23,000,000 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Nonprofit | CA | 2 | $22,960,040 |
| Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association INC | Tribal | WI | 1 | $21,652,072 |
| DAY ONE | Nonprofit | CA | 1 | $20,452,614 |
| Ecoworks | Nonprofit | MI | 1 | $20,358,302 |
| City of Madison | Government | WI | 1 | $20,232,335 |
| People United for Sustainable Housing, INC. | Nonprofit | NY | 1 | $20,152,214 |
| National Housing Trust | Nonprofit | DC | 1 | $20,104,032 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | $4.9M | $4.9M | $4.9M – $4.9M |
| 2025 | 102 | $1.5B | $20M | $10M – $20M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-21 | 2024-11-21 | 366 d | EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04 · Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program |
| 2023-09-25 | 2023-11-17 | 53 d | EPA-R-OW-OWM-23-02 · Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 66.616?
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 100% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 61% of them. Based on 103 new awards in FY2024–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 17% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $19,826,233. Expect about 210 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $20M; the middle half ran from $10M to $20M. 102 new awards were made, with $1.5B committed to them.
When does 66.616 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Nov with about 210 days to apply. The most recent round posted Nov 21, 2023.
Who runs this program?
Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency). Assistance Listing 66.616 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 92% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.