Cooperative Agreement 95336701

DESCRIPTION:THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL GIVE A VOICE TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) POPULATIONS IN FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO EXTREME HEAT FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PROJECT CONTAINS A STRATEGY TO 1) STRENGTHEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBO) THAT WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH EJ POPULATIONS, INCLUDING SUB-AWARDEES MOBILIZE FREDERICK, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND ASIAN AMERICAN CENTER OF FREDERICK. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THESE ORGANIZATIONS WITH PROGRAM RESOURCES TO BUILD RESILIENCE, EDUCATE ON AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS 2) LEARN FROM EJ POPULATIONS HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE INCREASING CIVIC INVOLVEMENT; WHERE NEEDED, PROVIDE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION TO COVER FOR CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, TIME AND MISSED WORK 3) ESTABLISH A GAP-FILLING HVAC REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO REDUCE ENERGY BURDEN AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND 4) NAVIGATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO MAKE HOMES MORE RESILIENT AND REDUCE ENERGY BURDEN. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS; COORDINATION AND PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY WIDE CLIMATE ENERGY ACTION PLAN; ESTABLISHING OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING SENSORS IN 50% OF COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND/OR COMMUNITY CENTERS; DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM AND TRAINING FOR FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER PERTAINING TO AIR QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC METHOD, SEVERE HEAT EVENTS AND APPROACHES TO MITIGATION; COLLABORATING WITH FREDERICK COUNTY DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TO DEVELOP A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL AND SUPPORTIVE DIRECT REFERRAL PROCESS; PARTNERING WITH FREDERICK COUNTY DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TO REFER ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS TO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM BOTH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROGRAMS; PARTNERSHIP WITH FREDERICK COUNTY DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE DIVISION'S RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO REDUCE STORMWATER CONTAMINATION THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, RETROFIT HOUSING TO REDUCE HEAT IMPACTS; SUPPORTING THE FREDERICK COUNTY DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS BY PROVIDING LANGUAGE RESOURCE SERVICES FOR RESIDENT OR PROGRAM PARTICIPANT COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC FORUM TRANSLATION, ASSISTANCE COMPLETING PROGRAM APPLICATIONS AND/OR AS NEEDED; DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT WILL ESTABLISH HVAC REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BASED ON 85% AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) ELIGIBILITY FOR 48 HOUSEHOLDS; COLLABORATE WITH INTERNAL FREDERICK COUNTY GOVERNMENT DIVISIONS TO IMPROVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC FEEDBACK OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES; SUPPORT ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLABORATION WITH ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT WITH EJ IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY EVENT PARTICIPATION, NAVIGATION OF EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND RESIDENT COMMUNICATION; IMPLEMENT A CLIMATE EQUITY PARTICIPATION PAYMENT PROCESS TO PAY AT LEAST 100 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT ENGAGE IN PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK MEETINGS TO ACCOMMODATE FOR CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, TIME AND MISSED WORK. SUBRECIPIENT:MOBILIZE FREDERICK: ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS; COORDINATION AND PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIVISION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY WIDE CLIMATE ENERGY ACTION PLAN; ESTABLISHING OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING SENSORS IN 50% OF COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND/OR COMMUNITY CENTERS; DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM AND TRAINING FOR FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER PERTAINING TO AIR QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC METHOD, SEVERE HEAT EVENTS AND APPROACHES TO MITIGATION. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF FREDERICK COUNTY: COLLABORATING WITH FREDE