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SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS TO SUSTAINABLE SOUTHEAST PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL CATALYSTS FROM LOCAL TRIBES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND ACTING ON POLICY STRATEGY, GOVERNANCE TRAININGS, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZED VILLAGE OF KAKE WILL SUPPORT STAFF PARTICIPATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN KAKE. SITKA CONSERVATION SOCIETY WILL SUPPORT TRAINING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND DELIVERY. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 80 YOUTH TRAINED IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND ADVOCACY, 100-200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOP, 3 TRIBAL COUNCILS TRAINED IN GOVERNANCE, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION, AND 1 COMMUNITY POLICY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC POLICY PLAN DEVELOPED. \n\nTHE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED CAPACITY OF RURAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO ENGAGE IN GOVERNMENTAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE AND IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE OUTCOMES FOR THESE COMMUNITIES. \n\nTHE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.","subaward_count":0,"total_subaward_amount":null,"total_subsidy_cost":0.0,"total_loan_value":0.0,"total_obligation":2904935.0,"date_signed":"2024-12-26","base_and_all_options":null,"base_exercised_options":null,"non_federal_funding":0.0,"total_funding":2904935.0,"total_account_outlay":58447.23,"total_account_obligation":58447.23,"account_outlays_by_defc":[{"code":"Q","amount":58447.23}],"account_obligations_by_defc":[{"code":"Q","amount":58447.23}],"record_type":2,"cfda_info":[{"applicant_eligibility":"Eligible applicants include a partnership between an Indian tribe, a local government or an institution of higher education and a community-based nonprofit organization; a community-based nonprofit organization; a partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.","beneficiary_eligibility":"Disadvantaged communities, underserved communities, and similarly situated communities.","cfda_federal_agency":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","cfda_number":"66.616","cfda_objectives":"This program has been terminated.\n\nThe objective of this program is to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to support environmental and climate justice efforts under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 138 which was added to the CAA by the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that remained open for 12 months, closing on November 21, 2024, to fund approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. 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