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DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF RHODE ISLAND FOR THE COLLABORATING FOR TREE EQUITY PROJECT IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE RECIPIENT WILL REDUCE TREE INEQUITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF PROVIDENCE BY PLANTING TREES IN LOW CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF URBAN FORESTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR TREE PLANTINGS AND INCREASE CARE FOR URBAN TREES. THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO BE DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN, WHICH AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TREES IN THE 33 LOWEST SCORING TREE EQUITY SCORE CENSUS BLOCKS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF URBAN HEAT ISLANDS THROUGH INCREASED TREE CANOPY COVER, INCREASE RAINWATER RETENTION THROUGH ADDED GREEN SPACE, AND PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO GREENERY IN LOW CANOPY PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOODS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HIRING A PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN COLLABORATION COORDINATOR AND FORMING THE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (UFCAB) TO DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS, RECRUIT AND TRAIN 14 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE TREE AMBASSADORS, DEVELOPING AN OUTREACH PLAN FOR COMMUNITY TREE PLANNING FORUMS, AND CREATING A PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. TREE AMBASSADORS, UFCAB, AND THE COLLABORATION COORDINATOR WILL CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROMOTE AND HOST AT LEAST 3 COMMUNITY PLANNING FORUMS WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHERE TO HOST THE 5 COMMUNITY STREET TREE PLANTING EVENTS AND TO SHARE PROJECT UPDATES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TREE AMBASSADORS WILL DEVELOP TREE CARE MATERIALS FOR TREE RECIPIENTS OF THE YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM AND WILL CONDUCT FOLLOW UP VISITS WITH RECIPIENTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS NEEDED. THE PROJECT MANAGER FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE COLLABORATION COORDINATOR, TREE AMBASSADORS, AND UFCAB WILL SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, CONDUCT A PROGRAM EVALUATION, DOCUMENT PROJECT SUCCESSES, AND CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM.SUBRECIPIENT:GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND WILL PROVIDE SUPPLIES FOR THE TREE PLANTINGS INCLUDING AT LEAST 85 TREES, SOIL, MULCH, TOOLS, WILL CONDUCT SITE PREPARATION, WILL PROVIDE TREE TRANSPORTATION, AND WILL PROVIDE ONSITE COORDINATION FOR TREE PLANTINGS. PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANTING PROGRAM (PNPP) WILL HIRE THE PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN COLLABORATION COORDINATOR WHO WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ASSIST IN ORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANNING FORUMS, WILL MANAGE THE TREE AMBASSADORS, AND WILL DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PNPP WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (UFCAB), DESIGN AND MANAGE THE PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM, AND WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PLANTING AT LEAST 85 TREES IN LOW CANOPY PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOODS, RECRUITING AND TRAINING 14 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE TREE AMBASSADORS, FORMATION OF THE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (UFCAB) CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 5 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, CREATION OF A PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR TREE CARE FOR YARD TREE RECIPIENTS AND TREE AMBASSADORS, AND CREATION OF A PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE TREE CARE ACTIVITIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE BUILDING CAPACITY OF RESIDENTS IN LOW CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS FOR TREE CARE, INCREASED COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF TREE EQUITY, INCREASED TREE CANOPY IN LOW CANOPY CENSUS BLOCKS, GREATER ACCESS TO GREENERY IN LOW CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS, REDUCTION OF THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT THROUGH ADDITIONAL CANOPY COVER, INCREASED RAINWATER RETENTION THROUGH INCREASED GREEN SPACE, AND INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH AND OWNERSHIP OF THE PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE TREE AMBASSADORS, UFCAB, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS OF LOW CANOPY
$0 9/27/24 Not listed
DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF RHODE ISLAND FOR THE COLLABORATING FOR TREE EQUITY PROJECT IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE RECIPIENT WILL REDUCE TREE INEQUITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF PROVIDENCE BY PLANTING TREES IN LOW CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF URBAN FORESTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR TREE PLANTINGS AND INCREASE CARE FOR URBAN TREES. THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO BE DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN, WHICH AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TREES IN THE 33 LOWEST SCORING TREE EQUITY SCORE CENSUS BLOCKS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF URBAN HEAT ISLANDS THROUGH INCREASED TREE CANOPY COVER, INCREASE RAINWATER RETENTION THROUGH ADDED GREEN SPACE, AND PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO GREENERY IN LOW CANOPY PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOODS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HIRING A PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN COLLABORATION COORDINATOR AND FORMING THE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (UFCAB) TO DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS, RECRUIT AND TRAIN 14 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE TREE AMBASSADORS, DEVELOPING AN OUTREACH PLAN FOR COMMUNITY TREE PLANNING FORUMS, AND CREATING A PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. TREE AMBASSADORS, UFCAB, AND THE COLLABORATION COORDINATOR WILL CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROMOTE AND HOST AT LEAST 3 COMMUNITY PLANNING FORUMS WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHERE TO HOST THE 5 COMMUNITY STREET TREE PLANTING EVENTS AND TO SHARE PROJECT UPDATES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TREE AMBASSADORS WILL DEVELOP TREE CARE MATERIALS FOR TREE RECIPIENTS OF THE YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM AND WILL CONDUCT FOLLOW UP VISITS WITH RECIPIENTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS NEEDED. THE PROJECT MANAGER FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE COLLABORATION COORDINATOR, TREE AMBASSADORS, AND UFCAB WILL SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, CONDUCT A PROGRAM EVALUATION, DOCUMENT PROJECT SUCCESSES, AND CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM.SUBRECIPIENT:GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND WILL PROVIDE SUPPLIES FOR THE TREE PLANTINGS INCLUDING AT LEAST 85 TREES, SOIL, MULCH, TOOLS, WILL CONDUCT SITE PREPARATION, WILL PROVIDE TREE TRANSPORTATION, AND WILL PROVIDE ONSITE COORDINATION FOR TREE PLANTINGS. PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANTING PROGRAM (PNPP) WILL HIRE THE PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN COLLABORATION COORDINATOR WHO WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ASSIST IN ORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANNING FORUMS, WILL MANAGE THE TREE AMBASSADORS, AND WILL DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PNPP WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (UFCAB), DESIGN AND MANAGE THE PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM, AND WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PLANTING AT LEAST 85 TREES IN LOW CANOPY PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOODS, RECRUITING AND TRAINING 14 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE TREE AMBASSADORS, FORMATION OF THE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (UFCAB) CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 5 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, CREATION OF A PILOT YARD TREE PLANTING PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR TREE CARE FOR YARD TREE RECIPIENTS AND TREE AMBASSADORS, AND CREATION OF A PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE TREE CARE ACTIVITIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE BUILDING CAPACITY OF RESIDENTS IN LOW CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS FOR TREE CARE, INCREASED COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF TREE EQUITY, INCREASED TREE CANOPY IN LOW CANOPY CENSUS BLOCKS, GREATER ACCESS TO GREENERY IN LOW CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS, REDUCTION OF THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT THROUGH ADDITIONAL CANOPY COVER, INCREASED RAINWATER RETENTION THROUGH INCREASED GREEN SPACE, AND INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH AND OWNERSHIP OF THE PROVIDENCE TREE PLAN. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE TREE AMBASSADORS, UFCAB, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS OF LOW CANOPY
$500.0k 9/19/24