BIG Justice TCTAC
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC)
The BIG Justice TCTAC is a resource center that provides technical assistance services to communities in EPA’s Region 5 territory facing environmental justice issues. It aims to empower communities and help them advance environmental justice by providing tools and resources to address environmental challenges. The center is an important resource for communities to build capacity, identify solutions, obtain relevant training, and foster collaboration to address environmental injustices.
We have been selected by the US EPA to serve as one of 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC). The $10M grant will establish technical assistance centers across EPA’s Region 5 territory, which includes 35 tribal lands, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The centers will provide technical assistance, training, and related support to communities and their partners with environmental justice concerns.
Map of the EJ TCTACs
Blacks in Green is the awardee for Region 5. BIG is located in Chicago, Illinois.
RESOURCES
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LEARN ABOUT THE BIG JUSTICE TCTAC PARTNERS
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UIC’s Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS) in SPH works to educate and train individuals, communities, and organizations about the environment and its hazards. UIC’s SPH implements and evaluates programs designed to protect and promote public health, health equity and environmental, energy and climate energy justice.
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Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the vision of EHW is to see a future where all children, families, and individuals live in healthy homes and sustainable communities. EHW’s mission is to create healthy, regenerative communities by justly enriching environments and respecting the value of people and place.
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A non-profit, intertribal organization comprised of Tribes in Region 5, the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA) puts nearly a decade of experience into action, focused on material social, economic, and environmental improvements for Tribes.
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Envisioning an equitable and sustainable future that shifts from debilitating practices to authentic circular leadership and engagement, BEL operates a network of environmental information, resources and data relevant to communities of color. BEL’s value proposition is to Advocate, Incubate and Inform (AI2).
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SEDAC is an applied research program and technical assistance center within the University of Illinois with a mission to decrease the energy footprint of Illinois and beyond. Since 2004, SEDAC has educated, trained, and provided energy assessments for more than 2,700 facilities and 25,000 individuals.