Community developers share their experiences in advancing environmental justice and climate resilience through this peer-learning network. Learn from each other's successes and challenges in accessing resources, developing partnerships, and providing services to underserved communities. Newcomers to this cross-sector work are welcome! 

Join our Peer-Learning Network mailing list. You'll receive resources provided by your peers and get notified about our next virtual meeting.

Upcoming Webinars

Free Technical Assistance on Thriving Communities Subgrants
January 9, 1-2 pm Eastern Time | Learn More & Register

Subgrants of $75,000 to $350,000 are available to community-based development organizations through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program. Learn from the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) about their technical assistance for those applying for Thriving Communities subgrants and other opportunities. EPN is a stand-alone nonprofit organization with a network of 650+ Environmental Protection Agency alumni volunteers across the country. All registrants will receive a webinar recording.

 

Unlocking Solar Opportunities for Community Developers
January 30, 2-3 Eastern Time | Learn More & Register

Learn how housing and community development organizations can partner with solar developers to generate low-cost power and jobs for their communities. Participants will also learn about the Community Power Accelerator (CPA), a free resource that connects community-based organizations with community-benefiting distributed solar developers – and philanthropies, lenders, and investors.


Grant Management & Budget Assistance
February 10, 1-2 pm Eastern Time | Learn More & Register

Learn from the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) about the technical assistance that they provide for federal grants that support environmental justice. The webinar is designed for community-based development organizations. EPN will showcase the resources that they offer organizations for budgeting environmental grant programs. EPN is a stand-alone nonprofit organization with a network of 650+ Environmental Protection Agency alumni volunteers across the country. All registrants will receive a webinar recording.

Access resources from our 1st meeting. We focused on these topics:

  • Using AmeriCorps to support environmental justice activities
  • Survey results about our members' environmental justice initiative

Go to the meeting folder for the slide deck, recording, and speaker bios as well as ideas and resources shared in the breakout rooms and chat box.

 Access our other environmental justice resources:

  • Environmental Justice Special Bulletins — The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act provided $3 billion for Environmental & Climate Justice Programs and $27 billion for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, both administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We send “Special Bulletins” to alert community developers as EPA and other federal funding and resources become available. If you are not aleady on the Community Opportunity Alliance mailing list, sign up now.

  • Using Clean Energy Tax Credits for Community Development — This webinar featured Ronald Newman, Senior Advisor for Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Department of Treasury. Access the webinar recording, slides, and IRA Clean Energy Tax Credit fact sheets.