**THIS IS A TWO-STEP FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT** FIRST STEP: CONCEPT PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: JANUARY 25, 2024, AT 5:00 PM ET ONLY CONCEPT PAPERS ARE DUE AT THIS TIME. SECOND STEP: APPLICATION DUE DATE AND TIME: TO BE PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS SENT TO APPLICANTS THAT SUBMIT CONCEPT PAPERS CONSIDERED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DOE-EM. THE DOE-EM COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM (CCBGP) WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023. THE GOAL OF THE CCBGP IS TO REINVEST IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DECADES OF NUCLEAR DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP EFFORTS. RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES MAY HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AND/OR DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE, AND HUMAN HEALTH POLICY OUTCOMES. THE CCBGP PROVIDES RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES NOT BENEFITTING FROM THE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES GENERATED BY THE DOE-EM CLEANUP PROGRAM. **SEE THE FULL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**