Cooperative Agreement 00E03635

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA). THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN ANN ARBOR AND WASHTENAW COUNTY BY CO-DEVELOPING A LIVING REGIONAL RESILIENCE NETWORK THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CONTINUAL INVESTMENT IN THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL SOCIAL COHESION FOR THE REGION'S FRONTLINE AND MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WORKING GROUPS OF THE NETWORK WILL CREATE FACILITATED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO ASSIST NETWORK PARTNERS IN RESOURCE POOLING, COLLECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND OTHER ACTS OF MUTUAL AID. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO CALLS FOR INVESTMENTS IN FOUR LOCAL BRICK AND MORTAR RESILIENCE HUBS AND THE CREATION OF A RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS A CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN THE VARIOUS HUBS. THIS INTERCONNECTED RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ENSURE THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS DON'T JUST SURVIVE BUT THRIVE EVERY DAY. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: -IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON RESILIENCE RELATED (OR RESILIENCE ADJACENT) TOPICS TO INVITE TO THE NETWORK. - HOST PRELIMINARY MEETINGS WITH APPROPRIATE STAFF FROM ORGANIZATIONS TO GAUGE THEIR INTEREST AND DESIRES RELATED TO PARTICIPATING IN AN EMERGING RESILIENCE NETWORK. - HOST FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE REGIONAL RESILIENCE NETWORK TO DECIDE ON COLLECTIVE PURPOSE. LAY FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MEETING(S) TO DECIDE ON CO-GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, CREATE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FOR RESOURCE POOLING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND CREATE RESILIENCE NETWORK GOVERNING BOARD (IF RELEVANT). - HOST THREE MEETINGS OF THE REGIONAL RESILIENCE NETWORK. THE REGIONAL RESILIENCE NETWORK WILL CONTINUE TO FORMALLY MEET THREE TIMES A YEAR IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. - HOST INNER NETWORK AFFINITY WORKING GROUPS FOR NETWORK PARTNERS TO CONNECT WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR WORK SCOPES, LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, IDENTIFY AREAS OF SHARED WORK, AND BUILD STRONG(ER) RELATIONSHIPS. - CONTINUE TO RECRUIT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTO THE NETWORK WITH THE GOAL TO HAVE MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS FROM EVERY MUNICIPALITY WITHIN WASHTENAW COUNTY - EXTERNAL REVIEWER CONDUCTS PROGRAM EVALUATION TO GAUGE PROGRAM PROGRESS, PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION, DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECT RESOURCES, ETC. AT THE END OF YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO. HOST COMMUNITY-WIDE FORUMS IN EACH OF THE FOUR PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHIES TO DISCUSS KEY ATTRIBUTES OF RESILIENCE AND IDENTIFY TRUSTED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. - USING RESULTS FROM ABOVE, GENERATE A LIST OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SERVE AS RESILIENCE HUBS. - CO-DESIGN WITH RESIDENTS WHAT RESOURCES A RESILIENCE HUB SHOULD HAVE/MAINTAIN TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS AND HOW THE HUB ENGAGES WITH THE OVERALL RESILIENCE NETWORK. SHARE FINDINGS REGULARLY AND ITERATE, AS NEEDED, ON IDEAS FOR HOW THE NETWORK SUPPORTS BRICK AND MORTAR HUBS AND THE RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THEM. - SECURE THREE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD RESILIENCE HUB ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES. CREATE CALENDAR OF MEETINGS, LIVING PLANNING MATERIALS, INCLUDING TEMPLATE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND WORK PLAN. - CREATE RESILIENCE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM FOR INTERESTED RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE IN AND LEAD LOCAL RESILIENCE INITIATIVES. - CONDUCT DEEP CANVASSING/MULTI-PRONGED OUTREACH CAMPAIGN IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD TO DETERMINE WHAT RESIDENTS WANT IN A RESILIENCE NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED HUB, AND HOW THE NETWORK CAN BEST SERVE LOCAL NEEDS WHILE INCREASING LOCAL AND REGIONAL RESILIENCE. - DEVELOP MODELS OF COMMUNITY-DESIGNED RESILIENCE HUBS AND A FRAMEWORK THAT CAN BE USED TO REPLICATE THE FORMATION OF A RESILIENCE ECOSYSTEM IN OTHER URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. SUBRECIPIENT:-RESILIENCE GRANTS - 5 GRANTS AT $20,000 EACH (MUST GO TO CBO). RESIDENTS WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCA