The City of New York, through its New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agreement funds DOHMH's efforts to recover and redistribute redundant air conditioning (AC) units in New York City public housing as part of building electrification initiatives. DOHMH will coordinate the recovery, reuse, and recycling of an estimated 4,000 window AC units made redundant by the installation of heat pumps. This includes providing workforce development training to public housing residents through a partnership with the Clean Energy Academy, enabling them to assist with AC recovery and other green jobs. The goal is to redistribute usable ACs to heat-vulnerable residents and properly recycle those that cannot be reused, while expanding green job opportunities in environmental justice communities.
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