This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA)

The agreement provides funding to town of bluff. Specifically, the recipient will project abstract: the town of bluff will utilize the EJG2G $1,000,000 grant monies to deliver measurable environmental and public health benefits within a rural utah community. This project will enable the town of bluff (TOB) and utah dineacute; bikeacute; YAH (UDB), an indigenous-led non-profit organization, to operationalize a model partnership and rejuvenate the jointly owned cooperative cultural center building (CCC) located at 630 e black locust avenue in bluff. The CCC building was constructed in phases beginning in the 1950S and used as an elementary school until 2018. The property was purchased by the TOB and UDB on october 8, 2021, to create an inclusive space in which to promote public health, safety, welfare, economic development, conduct town business, and to host non-profit activities including native american arts and cultural programs. Due to the age of the building, IT requires extensive renovations including the installation of a fire suppression sprinkler system, encapsulation of approximately 2,500 square feet of asbestos floor tile and mastic, and installation of insulation throughout the currently UN-insulated building. Main systems such as the HVAC and electrical will also be inspected, repaired, and replaced to ensure the building is ready for use by both town of bluff and utah dineacute; bikeacute; YAH. Non-profit, community-based organization utah dineacute; bikeacute; YAH will use statutory subaward funds to renovate portions of the building to create office space, an entrance, reception area, art gallery, and a conference center. Pass-through funding will also support purchasing of office furnishings. Throughout the renovation process, we are committed to using environmentally conscientious materials and systems to ensure long-term sustainability of the building. This includes readying the building for future-planned solar power. Our community-based non-profit partner will utilize passthrough funding to ready the building for their programs, with specific renovations designed to improve the space for a conference center, offices, and reception areas. While many of the listed renovations will create the physical space in which the organizations will operate, the overarching goal of the building is to create an inclusive space for the community and to expand capacity for UDB and other partners to carry-out their missions. The TOB, UDB, and partnering organizations provide essential services to a community disproportionately impacted by environmental, economic, and political injustice.activities:the activities include project activities this project will enable the town of bluff (TOB) as the recipient and utah dineacute; bikeacute; YAH (UDB) as the subrecipient, an indigenous-led non-profit organization, to operationalize a model partnership and rejuvenate the jointly owned cooperative cultural center building (CCC) located at 630 e black locust avenue in bluff. The property was purchased by the TOB and UDB on october 8, 2021, to create an inclusive space in which to promote public health, safety, welfare, economic development, conduct town business, and to host non-profit activities including native american arts and cultural programs. The EPA EJG2G award will provide funding for the following activities for the CCC building: 1. Design and installation of a fire suppression system 2. Mitigation through encapsulation of 2,500 feet of tile containing non-friable asbestos and asbestos mastic materials, as well as installation of new flooring throughout the building 3. Insulation of the cinderblock building 4. Installation of a new heating/cooling system 5. Electrical work to replace fluorescent lighting and get the building 'solar ready' 6. Quality assurance project plan creation and adherence 7. RE