Coalition for Responsible Community Development and LATTC Receive $20 Million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant  

On July 25, 2024 the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC) and were announced as one of 21 selected applicants of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants. Made possible by President Biden’s $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act Program, the Community Change Grants program is designed to help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity.  

The $20 million grant awarded to CRCD and LATTC will specifically work to build environmental justice workforce development training for lead abatement, welding, hybrid and electric vehicle maintenance, home weatherization, and residential energy audits. Through this grant, the selected applicants are anticipated to complete lead abatement for more than 600 homes across Southern California. 

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