Toolkit: Help’s here for applying to Community Change Grant program

School districts interested in pursuing $10-$20 million grants for building improvements from the EPA Community Change Grant program now have access to dedicated support to help with their grant applications. The Center for Green Schools, The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), The Association of School Business Officials, and the National Rural Education Association are working together to provide grant writing tools, training, and direct coaching for school district applicants.

Projects under the grant must address climate action and pollution reduction in disadvantaged communities, so school districts will first need to ensure that a proposed project is eligible. The documents in the new “Readiness Check,” released July 11, are the first step in understanding if this grant opportunity is a good fit. Once a school district has decided they are ready, the next step is to sign up for a short training series before having access to one-on-one coaching from a grant writer.

Visit the Center for Green Schools webpage here for more info and details.