This agreement provides funding to the focus points family resource center located at 2501 east 48TH avenue, denver, colorado 80216 to construct a pilot agrivoltaic project

Focus points has an established urban garden training program that teaches gardening skills to community members in addition to growing fresh produce for distribution to residents that have limited access to healthy food. Agrivoltaics is a new concept that brings an additional use to agricultural land by CO-locating solar energy with gardens. The construction of this agrivoltaic project will allow focus points to reduce its monthly utility bills and carbon footprint while boosting crop yields and adding another dimension to its urban garden educational program. Activities:the activities include retaining the services of a solar project developer who will carryout services for a 'turnkey' project including all the necessary approvals, equipment, materials, design, manufacturing, and installation services for the ground-mounted, grid-tied agrivoltaic system.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverable will be a fully operational agrivoltaic solar panel array that will compliment an existing community garden operated by focus points to benefit the surrounding neighborhood. Additional benefits will be the reduction in focus points' carbon footprint as well as decreased energy costs for the focus points resource center at this property. Intended beneficiaries are focus points and the surrounding neighborhood.