El Puente De Williamsburg Inc., also known as El Puente, is a Brooklyn-based activist group that advocates for youth development and disbanding youth-led gangs in local neighborhoods. 1
In December 2024, the Biden Administration announced $1.6 billion in funds being administered through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund roughly 105 nonprofit organizations, municipal governments, universities and activist groups that advocate for “climate justice,” “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)” programs and “advance local, on-the-ground projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity.” 2 El Puente was one of said organizations receiving funding from the EPA, with other listed organizations including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance, Front and Centered, and Solid Ground. 2
References
- “About El Puente.” El Puente, Accessed January 2, 2025. https://www.elpuente.org/about-el-puente
- Pope, Nick. “Biden’s Lame Duck Gravy Train For ‘Environmental Justice’ Activists Pours Cash Into Anti-Police, Pro-DEI Groups.” Daily Caller, December 13, 2024. https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/13/biden-epa-environmental-justice-grants-left-wing-activists/