The agreement provides funding to willamette partnership

The recipient will engage with underserved and rural communities across the northwest united states to build capacity pertaining to environmental and energy justice issues; provide direct technical assistance to communities and organizations; establish a community of practice focused on cohort learning and leadership development; and practice ethical storytelling and accountability when working with communities across the region. Activities:the activities include creating the thriving communities technical assistance center (tctac) website and associated social media; creating a translation and interpretation plan; creating a technical assistance intake system; creating technical assistance materials; establishing a community engagement plan; creating community engagement materials; conducting direct technical assistance; and developing cohort learning templates. Subrecipient:activities to be implemented by sub-awards include: facilitating community engagement activities; organizing technical assistance intake; creating technical assistance materials; assisting with direct technical assistance; supporting cohort learning; and leading a landscape scan to identify community engagement in alaska. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include an established tctac website and associated social media; a completed translation and interpretation plan; a technical assistance intake system; technical assistance materials; a community engagement plan; community engagement materials; direct technical assistance; and cohort learning templates. The expected outcomes include strengthening of partnerships to address environmental justice opportunities and improvement in trust amongst communities, government, the private sector, and others. The intended beneficiaries include underserved communities where environmental, health, and economic burdens and capacity constraints CO-occur, including tribal and indigenous communities, black, latinx, immigrant, and disabilities communities, especially those in remote and rural areas.