Baylor University has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from the EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) to drive transformative local initiatives aimed at bolstering food security, advancing sustainable agriculture, and enhancing climate resilience in Waco’s underserved communities. The $938,141 grant is part of a larger $17.9 million EPA Community Change grant awarded to local Waco nonprofits and the City of Waco.

The Baylor project is led by co-principal investigators Stephanie Boddie, Ph.D., associate professor of Church and Community Ministries in the School of Social Work, who also has a faculty appointment in the School of Education; Joshua King, Ph.D., professor of English and director of Environmental Humanities Minor; and Kevin Magill, Ph.D., associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education. Boddie and Magill will oversee the expansion of education programs and gardening projects in underserved communities across the city through local schools and faith-based organizations.

Read about the full scope of the grant on the BAYLOR MEDIA WEBSITE.