Alternatives for Community and Environment, Inc. (ACE) with One Square World will lead the following six Anchor Organization representing Region 1 in outreach and Engagement:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to implement the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (TCGM) for New England, in partnership with Alternatives for Community & Environment, Inc. (ACE) and New England Grassroots Environmental Fund (Grassroots Fund) and providing $50M/each to Grantmakers serving each region of the U.S. over three years.

The goal of the Grant Program is to support CBOs, EJ organizations nonprofit organizations, and other entities representing underserved, urban, rural, indigenous, remote, and capacity constrained communities in implementing projects to address local environmental and/or public health challenges. This opportunity seeks to seed and build deeper capacity for a sustainable environmental justice movement to address environmental hazards, climate resiliency, and energy justice, and build livable and healthy communities.

Environmental Justice for New England is a New England Region Grantmaker for the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program.

Most recently, Environmental Justice for New England selected Anchor Organizations and Governance Council members ahead of the launch of the grantmaking initiative. The Anchor Organizations are organizations and coalitions with deep connections to their local communities. that were selected because of their knowledge and understanding of the on-the-ground environmental justice organizing, capacity, and needs of their respective states.