EPN provides hands-on support to small groups through a number of office hour opportunities. Please join us for the following ongoing office hours, and reach out if you would like to co-create or suggest additional office hours to help small groups work through other challenges or documents/forms.
- EPN, Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG), and NRDC hold monthly webinars and office hours for in-depth discussions on financial and programmatic compliance, as well as other key topics relevant to federal grantees. Webinars are held on the second Wednesday of each month, covering essential compliance topics, and office hours are hosted on the fourth Wednesday of each month, providing an opportunity for deeper discussions and Q&A. Please register here to join the ongoing series.
- EPN hosts biweekly Group Learning Sessions to help Community Change Grants recipients navigate their award and project implementation. Every two weeks, on Thursdays from 2-3 pm ET, selectees can ask questions, connect with other selectees, and exchange information. If your entity has been selected for a CCG award and you would like to join these sessions, please reach out to genesis.sanchez@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org.
- EPN holds SAM.gov registration office hours every two weeks on Wednesdays from 2pm-3pm eastern. EPN staff will help you begin, continue, or finish up your registration process. As a reminder, federal funding applicants must have an active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registration in order to apply. To sign up and get the Zoom link, go to tinyurl.com/EPNSAM. Please email davina.resto@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org with any questions.
- EPN and L4GG host regular meetings for the prime recipients of Thriving Communities Grantmakers, providing a collaborative space for Grantmakers to connect, exchange insights, and share information as they support communities nationwide. For information on joining these sessions, please reach out to info@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org.
- To help communities navigate budget development for the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (TCGM), we host TCGM Budget Office Hours every two weeks on Monday from 2-3pm ET. During these sessions, EPN staff can help you navigate the budget requirements for the program you are applying for, answer any budget-related questions, and address any concerns you may have. These sessions are collaborative, and attendance is limited to 10 organizations per session. Please register here.
- EPN holds monthly meetings of the Community Air Monitoring Network to support grantees of Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities. If you would like to join our monthly air monitoring grant support calls, please fill out this brief form.