This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to the City of McKeesport, PA to address environmental and public health challenges in disadvantaged areas of the city. Key activities include:
- Planting 150 trees to increase the city's tree canopy and combat urban heat island effects.
- Forming a "Green Team" to provide community service opportunities, paid teen positions, and job training related to environmental initiatives.
- Conducting a feasibility study for creating a new affordable, energy-efficient housing development with integrated greenspace and an urban farm.
- Continuing the city's Small-Scale Cleanup Program to remove hazardous debris and blight from abandoned lots.
The city is partnering with several subrecipients, including the Western PA Conservancy, Tube City Renaissance, Student Conservation Association, and Allegheny Clean Ways, to deliver these services. The project period runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027.
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