This $999,960 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will support the City of Houston's Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Houston-wide Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, create an Air Mail program to monitor and address local air quality issues, implement a hyper-local flood monitoring system, and conduct tree plantings to mitigate urban heat and air pollution. Key activities include community engagement, performance measurement, sustainability planning, and an internship program for lead paint abatement training. The project aims to transform underserved Houston communities by addressing environmental health disparities, improving climate resilience, and creating measurable public health and environmental outcomes.
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