Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§7438 Environmental and climate justice block grants

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 85— - AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES › Part Part A— - Air Quality and Emission Limitations › § 7438

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator gets $2,800,000,000 for grants and $200,000,000 for technical help, both available until September 30, 2026. The $2.8 billion funds grants up to 3 years to help disadvantaged communities (as the Administrator defines them). Grants can pay for community-led air and pollution monitoring, prevention, cleanup, and clean or resilient technologies and workforce training; actions to reduce heat and wildfire health risks; climate resilience and adaptation; reducing indoor toxins and air pollution; and helping communities take part in state and federal public processes. The Administrator must keep 7 percent of the money for administrative costs. Eligible entity means either a partnership between an Indian tribe, a local government, or a college or university and a community-based nonprofit; a community-based nonprofit; or a partnership of community-based nonprofits. Greenhouse gas means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §7438

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(a)In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—

(1)$2,800,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to award grants for the activities described in subsection (b); and

(2)$200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to grants awarded under this section.

(b)(1)The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to award grants for periods of up to 3 years to eligible entities to carry out activities described in paragraph (2) that benefit disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Administrator.

(2)An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under this subsection for—

(A)community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants;

(B)mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events;

(C)climate resiliency and adaptation;

(D)reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or

(E)facilitating engagement of disadvantaged communities in State and Federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes.

(3)In this subsection, the term “eligible entity” means—

(A)a partnership between—

(i)an Indian tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education; and

(ii)a community-based nonprofit organization;

(B)a community-based nonprofit organization; or

(C)a partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations.

(c)The Administrator shall reserve 7 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs to carry out this section.

(d)In this section, the term “greenhouse gas” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

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42 U.S.C. § 7438

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73