linguistically appropriate projects and activities that are 
driven by the needs, opportunities, and priorities of the 
environmental justice community at which the eligible en-
tity proposes to conduct the project or activity to address 
climate justice concerns of the environmental justice com-
munity, including activities— 
(1) to create or develop collaborative partner-
ships; 
(2) to educate and provide outreach services to 
the environmental justice community on climate jus-
tice; and 
(3) to identify and implement projects to ad-
dress climate justice concerns, including community 
solar and wind energy projects, energy efficiency, 
home and building electrification, home and building 
weatherization, energy storage, solar and wind en-
ergy supported microgrids, battery electric vehicles, 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure, natural in-
frastructure, and climate resilient infrastructure. 
(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant under this section may not exceed $2,000,000 for 
any grant recipient. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
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thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Environment and Public Works and 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port describing the ways by which the grant pro-
gram under this subsection has helped eligible enti-
ties address issues relating to energy and climate 
justice. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make each report required under paragraph (1) 
available to the public (including by posting a copy 
of the report on the website of the Environmental 
Protection Agency). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2035. The Administrator may not use more than 2 per-
cent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year for 
administrative expenses, including outreach and technical 
assistance to eligible entities. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) CLIMATE JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘climate jus-
tice’’ means the fair treatment and meaningful in-
volvement of all individuals, regardless of race, color, 
culture, national origin, educational level, or income, 
with respect to the development, implementation, 
and enforcement of policies and projects that ad-
dress climate change, a recognition of the historical 
responsibilities for climate change, and a commit-
ment that the people and communities least respon-
sible for climate change, and most vulnerable to the 
impacts of climate change, do not suffer dispropor-
tionately as a result of historical injustice and dis-
investment. 
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
any population of color, community of color, indige-
nous community, or low-income community that ex-
periences a disproportionate burden of the negative 
human health and environmental impacts of pollu-
tion or other environmental hazards. 
(4) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
digenous community’’ means— 
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(A) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
(B) a State-recognized Indian Tribe; 
(C) an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
community or organization; and 
(D) any other community of indigenous 
people, including communities in other coun-
tries. 
(5) LOW
INCOME.—The term ‘‘low income’’ 
means an annual household income equal to, or less 
than, the greater of— 
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
hold is located, as reported by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(6) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘low- 
income community’’ means any census block group 
in which 30 percent or more of the population are 
individuals with low income. 
(7) NATURAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘natural infrastructure’’ means infrastructure that 
uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological proc-
esses and— 
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(A) is created through the action of nat-
ural physical, geological, biological, and chem-
ical processes over time; 
(B) is created by human design, engineer-
ing, and construction to emulate or act in con-
cert with natural processes; or 
(C) involves the use of plants, soils, and 
other natural features, including through the 
creation, restoration, or preservation of vege-
tated areas using materials appropriate to the 
region to manage stormwater and runoff, to at-
tenuate flooding and storm surges, and for 
other related purposes. 
(8) POPULATION OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘popu-
lation of color’’ means a population of individuals 
who identify as— 
(A) Black; 
(B) African American; 
(C) Asian; 
(D) Pacific Islander; 
(E) another non-White race; 
(F) Hispanic; 
(G) Latino; or 
(H) linguistically isolated. 
Æ 
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