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

The agreement provides funding to city and county of denver office of climate action, sustainability and resiliency. Specifically, the recipient will provide home electrification and weatherization retrofits for 12 households with critical needs in denver's globeville, elyria swansea, and northeast park hill neighborhoods and in the city of commerce city. An energy efficiency program implementer will help the city and county of denver meet the goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from income-qualified homes, improving indoor air quality, and reducing exposure to pollutants for those living with chronic respiratory and health conditions. These retrofits will be paired with targeted community engagement focused on air quality and health and will engage key stakeholders at the local, state and utility level.activities:the activities include: 1. Community and CBO outreach and engagement about relevant issues 2. Neighborhood-based program intake 3. Outreach to local healthcare providers (HCP) 4. Program screening 5. Home energy and air quality assessments 6. Household engagement and education 7. Home retrofit scoping 8. Retrofit installations, solar garden subscriptions and inspections 9. Home energy, air quality and health survey assessment subrecipient:a non-profit energy efficiency implementer will be the primary sub-recipient of funding through this program, receiving more than 50% of the award funding to maximize the impact in participant homes. The implementer will perform a home assessment to identify potential to provide home electrification and other healthy home upgrades which will directly improve the residents air quality and reduce their carbon footprint and utility bills. This will be followed by specialized education for residents so they can better identify and assess home health risks and maintain their new home measures. Outreach for the purpose of program awareness will begin with clinical staff at tepeyac. The applicant will also use some funding as participant support costs for outreach meeting with the community.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - 15 home energy and air quality retrofits for frontline households - 24 healthcare providers from 6 clinic locations engaged in referral program - 4 case studies with demonstrated impact on indoor air quality and home energy use - annual updates to stakeholders on air quality, energy, community engagement and other impacts - quarterly and annual reports to EPA the expected outcomes include: - measurably increased air quality in participant homes - home electrification and weatherization retrofits completed - increased knowledge among participants regarding impact of weatherization and electrification on indoor air quality - measurable improvement to utility bill affordability - improvement in reported respiratory symptoms - increase in the number of community leaders and stakeholders engaged with local government and other efforts to address indoor and outdoor air quality. - strong connections between healthcare providers and home energy program implementers - increased dialog and community engagement with local and state government about air quality and health - increased resilience of participants to extreme heat events and poor air quality - case studies demonstrating health effects and cost-effectiveness of home electrification and weatherization the intended beneficiaries include: - residents of globeville, elyria swansea, NE park hill and commerce city