Oversight Chair James Comer expanded his probe into Biden-era NGO grants from the EPA. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Republicans claim the $20 billion was "parked at an outside financial institution" to avoid oversight. As part of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) program, eight groups were awarded funds from the $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund and the $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator.
Eight letters went out to: Climate United, Coalition for Green Capital, Power Forward Communities, Opportunity Finance Network, Inclusiv, Justice Climate Fund, Appalachian Community Capital and Native CDFI Network.
Included in the funds was a $2 billion grant to Power Forward Communities, a group linked to former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams that aims to "reduce our impact on the climate" by funding the replacement of household appliances in lower-income communities with green alternatives.
Zeldin told Fox News that in 2023, Power Forward Communities reported just $100 in revenue, but was later granted $2 billion by the Biden-era EPA in 2024.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"On page one of the grant agreement, it tells them that they have 21 days to distribute all $2 billion. On page seven of the grant agreement, it gives them 90 days to complete a training called ‘How to Develop a Budget.’ I would say that any entity that needs training on how to develop a budget shouldn't be actually distributing money before they take that training, and they certainly shouldn't be receiving $2 billion to be distributed that rapidly," he continued.
Zeldin also noted the EPA found a potential "conflict of interest" payment of $5 billion to the former director of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund under Biden.
"All this money was put up front," Zeldin said. "It was ‘here is $20 billion.’ And it was going to their friends on the left."
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The acting inspector general of the EPA is now investigating the GGRF for financial mismanagement, conflicts of interest and oversight failures.
The Oversight Committee launched its probe in February and requested a briefing from Zeldin on the matter earlier this month. The FBI is also investigating possible criminal violations.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the eight companies for comment on Comer's letters but did not receive responses prior to publication.
Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
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