Overview

• The Biden administration has opened $2 billion in grants to help disadvantaged communities combat climate change and pollution.
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects to fund a total of 170 projects with this money, which comes from the climate, tax, and health care bill passed by the Democrats last year.
• The grants will fund projects that make communities more resilient to climate impacts, prevent, monitor or clean up pollution, and invest in low- and no-emission energy projects.
• The application process for these grants will be open for a year and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
• The announcement comes as Republicans have targeted EPA programs aimed at improving environmental equity and combating climate change for spending cuts.