CHEJ’s Small Grants Program – United States

Deadline: 25-Jun-21

Applications are now open for the CHEJ’s Small Grants Program for grassroots groups working on environmental health and justice issues with the aim to build healthy communities nationwide. Grassroots communities of color, low wealth, rural and urban groups are encouraged to apply.

CHEJ prioritizes community-based organizations aiming to have local, state, and regional impact as the core of the health and environmental justice movement. CHEJ believes that no social change on behalf of the exploited comes without strong community-based organizations.

Funding Information

Tier 1: The grant application is different for different sized organizations. Small organizations and all-volunteer groups with budgets under $50,000. Grants are available in this tier range from $1,000 to $5,000.
Tier 2: Organizations with budgets no greater than $250,000. Grants are available in this tier range from $5,000 to $10,000.
Tier 3: Larger organizations with budgets over $250,000. Grants are available in this tier range from $10,000 to $20,000.

Activities

Board Development
Fundraising efforts
Training leaders to go door-to-door
Educational activities directly connected to your strategic plan
Membership outreach
Meetings to develop organizing/strategic plans. Events that are part of that plan
Equipment for communications, such as the purchase of Zoom software
General events, done safely, and honoring social distancing

Projects they don’t likely to fund:

Film or Documentary production
Individuals
Legal assistance
Natural environmental protections
Organization outside of the United States
Community gardens
National organizations
Market campaigns
Food banks
National Campaigns, (except local/statewide group specific efforts may fit into a campaign)
Groups with annual budget over one million dollars
They no longer can fund environmental testing
Legislative lobbying
CHEJ’s Small Grants program focuses on addressing environmental threats and associated public health harms.