Mountains and Plains Environmental Justice Grants Hub

**Who we are** The EPA has selected the Mountains and Plains Environmental Justice (MAP EJ) Grants Hub as the grantmaker for EPA Region 8. The MAP EJ Grants Hub is managed by [JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc (JSI)](https://www.jsi.com/). JSI is a global nonprofit dedicated to improving lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities. The MAP EJ Grants Hub is administered by JSI’s Colorado office in Denver. Established in 1982, JSI Colorado focuses on local and regional level work related to a variety of public health and environmental health and justice topics. JSI is working with [multiple partners in the region](https://mapejgrants.org/community-partners/) to ensure geographic and community representation in the MAP EJ Grants Hub. As a grantmaker, the MAP EJ Grants Hub will: - Design competitive subgrant application and submission processes - Award environmental justice subgrants, providing $40 million in subgrants over a three-year project period - Implement tracking and reporting systems Provide support and technical oversight for subgrantees