DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT TO THE ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES (AGL) WHICH WILL, VIA COALITION WITH THE CALUMET COLLABORATIVE, FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND FAITH IN PLACE, ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANTING PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WATERSHED IN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. ACTIVITIES:AGL WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE GRANT PROGRAM, PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL SUPPORT TO PROJECT GRANT RECIPIENTS AND POTENTIAL APPLICANTS, AND CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS AND IDENTIFY THEIR CAPACITY NEEDS. AGL ANTICIPATES IT WILL CONDUCT TWO ROUNDS OF SUBAWARD SELECTIONS OVER A SIX-YEAR AWARD PERIOD.SUBRECIPIENT:$827,158 OF THE TOTAL AGGREGATE VALUE OF PROPOSED SUBAWARDS WILL REPRESENT SUBAWARDS TO COALITION MEMBERS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT. THE REMAINING AMOUNT ($3,625,000.00) WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFA PROCESS IMPLEMENTED BY ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES AND RECIPIENTS ARE NOT YET KNOWN. ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED MAY INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL OR TREATMENT; STORMWATER RUNOFF AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; AND GREAT LAKES EDUCATION PROJECTS. OUTCOMES:IN ADDITION TO THE GLRI-LINKED ECOLOGICAL RESULTS, THIS GRANTING PROGRAM WILL HELP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD CAPACITY TO SECURE AND MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING AND ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONAL HUMAN HEALTH AND CLIMATE-RELATED IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES LIVING IN AND NEAR GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEMS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE LAKE MICHIGAN WATERSHED IN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.