The mission of the Midwest Environmental Justice Network is to connect and strengthen frontline and grassroots organizations to achieve environmental justice in the Midwest

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Midwest Environmental Justice Network & Partners Selected as Thriving Communities Regional Grantmaker
Midwest Environmental Justice Network & Partners Selected as Thriving Communities Regional Grantmaker

Alongside our regional grantmaker partners, the NDN Collective, RE-AMP and The Minneapolis Foundation, we will be collaborating to administer $40 million in small grants to Tribes and grassroots Environmental Justice organizations throughout the EPA’s Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin). Our goal is to ensure that these dollars reach as many Native, remote, rural and urban Environmental Justice communities as possible.

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Applications Now Live - Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program
Applications Now Live - Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

Communities in EPA Region 5 may now apply for the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities grantmaking program. Here’s what you need to know to apply.

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November Partner Highlight: Citizens Resistance Against Fermi Two
November Partner Highlight: Citizens Resistance Against Fermi Two

Citizens’ Resistance Against Fermi Two was formed as a small but mighty Indigenous-led coalition of concerned citizens fighting for a future free from radioactive waste.

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Meet Our 2024 Frontline Fund Grantees
Meet Our 2024 Frontline Fund Grantees

We are honored to introduce you to the organizations across the Midwest who have received the 2024 Midwest Frontline Fund grant. The organizations in this year’s cohort represent a broad spectrum of environmental justice work across the region—meet them here!

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The work of the Midwest Environmental Justice Network is based on our values of equity and justice.

We aim to

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Lift up local groups to build regional power for environmental justice

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Collaborate and share strategies across local campaigns

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Support capacity building among network organizations

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Be a trusted grantmaking intermediary for growing financial resources across the Midwest

OUR NETWORK

MWEJN has worked to connect over 100 grassroots and frontline groups across the region. Find out more about our history, mission, and vision

Photo in header taken by Emma Lockridge