To support applicants in the application process and in building capacity for future funding opportunities, ISC works with GNOF to provide a variety of technical assistance offerings.
The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) is launching its $1.75M grant program to implement community-led green infrastructure projects in frontline communities across southeast Louisiana. In partnership with ISC, this program will provide high-quality technical assistance to build community capacity to advance equitable adaptation and flood mitigation projects. ISC will develop and implement a capacity building framework to support potential applicants in the development of their proposals.
The Green Infrastructure for Justice program is critical to begin addressing flooding issues and long-standing inequities. ISC’s approach, grounded in technical expertise and authentic engagement, transforms grassroots innovation into equitable climate solutions. With over 30 years of experience advancing climate and environmental justice, ISC will ensure that organizations are prepared to submit successful applications to this grantmaking program.
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In Southeast Louisiana, the challenge of living between floods from hurricanes, heavy rainfalls, and the occasional pump failure is both a physical reality and a legacy of long-standing environmental injustice. Generations of disinvestment, extractive development, and discriminatory land-use decisions have concentrated risk in low-income communities and communities of color. Residents across the region face recurring threats of flooding, overwhelmed drainage systems, and poorly maintained infrastructure. Despite these challenges, community-based organizations have long been on the front lines, advancing solutions rooted in local knowledge, cultural resilience, and environmental stewardship.
Through this work, it is our goal to develop and implement a technical assistance framework that will enable frontline communities to submit successful applications to the Green Infrastructure for Justice grant program.
To support applicants in the application process and in building capacity for future funding opportunities, ISC works with GNOF to provide a variety of technical assistance offerings.
Launched by the Greater New Orleans Foundation and its subsidiary, the New Orleans Community Support Foundation, the Community-Led Green Infrastructure grantmaking program will help build community capacity to advance transformational and equitable adaptation and flood mitigation projects through grantmaking, outreach, evaluation, and high-quality technical assistance. Leveraging its track record of grantmaking for vulnerable communities impacted by extreme weather events, nonprofit capacity-building, and extensive relationships, the Foundation will distribute $1.75 million in grants to implement community-led green infrastructure projects in underserved communities at highest risk for adverse environmental impacts.
for each cycle of grant funding
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