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This funding finder was updated with new program information on December 15, 2022.

The Justice40 Initiative is designed to implement President Joe Biden’s historic commitment to deliver at least 40 percent of federal climate and infrastructure investment benefits to disadvantaged communities.

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The agency programs identified in the Justice40 funding finder provide federal funding to support investment in the seven Justice40 areas noted above. The programs identified in the Justice40 funding finder are expected to be covered by the Justice 40 Initiative and include:

  1. Agency programs that received bipartisan infrastructure law funding and that fall into one of the seven Justice40 categories
  2. Programs included on the White House’s August 2022 list of more than 450 programs across the federal agencies that are part of the Justice40 Initiative

A more detailed description of the methods used to gather and provide the information on sources of Justice40 funding is provided below.

Methods for developing inputs to the Justice40 program funding finder and resource guide

Much of the information in this Justice40 program funding finder and resource guide was drawn directly from the following sources. If you have any questions about the sourcing for this information, please contact ckelly@americanprogress.org.

Some information in this guide was drawn from analysis conducted by EJNCP participants, including to determine the following:

The methods used to analyze and develop information for the Justice40 funding finder and resource guide are described below.

Expected Justice40 programs: A program is designated as a potential Justice40 program in this resource guide if it falls under one of the following seven Justice40 investment areas identified in the White House Justice40 interim guidance:

  1. Climate change
  2. Clean energy and energy efficiency
  3. Clean transportation
  4. Affordable and sustainable housing
  5. Training and workforce development related to the six other Justice40 investment areas
  6. Remediation and reduction of legacy pollution
  7. Critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure

Notably, the funding finder includes programs at the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Interior and Agriculture that fall into one or more of the seven Justice40 categories but were not on the August 2022 list of Justice40 programs for those agencies. The funding finder drew information directly from the websites for these programs. These programs include the following:

Although these programs were not included on the White House list, some of them were identified as Justice40 programs in fact sheets or other materials developed by the administration.

In addition, agency program funding for technologies opposed by the WHEJAC, including nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage, were not listed as Justice40 programs in this resource guide or the funding finder. Similarly, program funding to support hydrogen projects was also not included since the environmental justice community and the EJNCP are still evaluating the potential benefits and harms of hydrogen, including harms associated with fossil fuel-based hydrogen that prolong or expand fossil fuel infrastructure.

Justice40 category: The Justice40 category/categories indicated for each agency program was determined based on program alignment with one or more of the seven Justice40 areas identified in the White House Justice40 interim guidance.

Direct pollution reductions: This resource guide identifies a program as likely to lead to “direct pollution reduction” if the program aims to reduce toxic emissions at its source, including air, water, and soil/land pollution that affects public health. For example, if a program is specifically designed to reduce pollution and supports activities that will reduce pollution by replacing lead pipes, cleaning up Superfund sites, or replacing diesel-fueled buses or port equipment, among other direct pollution reduction activities, it is identified in this resource guide as a program that supports direct pollution reduction.

There may be other programs that have the potential to indirectly reduce pollution—for example, by reducing energy demand and the combustion of fossil fuels in the energy sector through energy efficiency improvements. While these types of programs may yield benefits to communities, they are not identified as programs that will deliver direct pollution reductions.

Authors’ note: The terminology on race and ethnicity used in the funding finder—such as “Indian,” “American Indian,” and “Alaska Native”—is consistent with the terminology used by agencies to describe each program.

Other Justice40 resources

The White House Justice40 Initiative webpage

The White House Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool webpage

The White House environmental justice webpage

The August 2022 list of more than 450 Justice40 programs at the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services

"Building a Clean Energy Economy: A Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act's Investments in Clean Energy and Climate Action"

The EJNCP Justice40 policy recommendations

Federal funding opportunities