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

The agreement provides funding to tacoma pierce county health department. Specifically, the objective of the community led wildfire preparedness initiative is to build community capacity to protect against wildfires, wildfire smoke, and the health impacts associated with both. Taking place over three years, the community-led wildfire preparedness initiative will invite community residents to work together across cultural and political divides towards sustained community resilience. To accomplish this, tacoma pierce county health department will hire a part-time staff member who will work with pierce conservation district staff and community partners to deliver outreach and education and develop relationships and form coalitions in three underserved, rural communities. Next, health department and conservation district staff will work with the center for new democratic processes, to lead community members through a process of deliberative civic engagement to include one mini wildfire summit in each area, as well as a culminating county-wide wildfire summit. Finally, health department and conservation district staff will assist these communities in developing and implementing community-led plans to improve health outcomes when wildfires strike. Capitalizing on the momentum built through previous initiatives such as the 2021 rural climate dialogues, the health department's community of focus equity strategy, and planned outreach to begin this spring through the wildfire ready neighbors program will enable US to support community-driven processes that serve the diverse needs of area residents.activities:the activities include: hiring health promotion coordinators to conducts outreach and assist in developing a community advisory board. Building a coalition of community based and non-profit organizations doing similar work and convening partners quarterly. With the center for new democratic processes, hosting three mini community wildfire summits. Host one wildfire summit and an associated report. Develop one action plan for each geographic area resulting from the outcomes of mini wildfire summits. Develop one collaboration plan between geographic areas based on outcomes of wildfire summit. Develop community storytelling resources to include videos, testimonials. Develop a framework for adaptation and use by other localities. Engage university of washington's (UW) DR. Clare ryan in evaluating data collected to assess project impact and effectiveness.subrecipient:subawards: - center for new democratic processes (CNDP): facilitation of participatory planning conversations and wildfire summit. Includes all travel costs. = $364,000 - pierce county conservation district (PCD) for staff time to support project management. = $65,747 - clean air methow (cam) for 30 hours air program assistance time, smoke ready consultant time = $3,345 fiscal year 1: tpchd to hire a part-time hpcii as wildfire smoke coordinator. Summer: hpcii, with assistance of PCD wildfire project manager, to conduct outreach, develop relationships with decision makers, and support PCD's wildfire project manager as well as local fire departments in outreach. Summer: tpchd: build coalition of community-based and non-profit agencies in each area. Summer-fall: tpchd: convene coalition quarterly. Summer: tpchd: host focus groups and listening sessions for community and coalition. Fall: tpchd: develop community advisory board for each area. Fall-winter: tpchd: convene community advisory board monthly. Fiscal year 2: JAN-march: CNDP: plan mini-wildfire summits with input of coalitions and community advisory boards in each area. March: CNDP: conduct mini wildfire summits in each area. April-may: CNDP: develop reports from each mini wildlife summit. June-august: CNDP: plan county-wide wildfire summit with input of community advisor