This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to american solar energy society (ases)

The recipient ases proposes to conduct a community-based project to demonstrate how innovative solar energy technologies can address key problems on the oglala lakota pine ridge reservation to promote healthy lifestyles, including improved indoor air quality, better on-site water access and quality, improved food access and preservation, and better energy resiliency with solar power technologies for both on-grid and off-grid tribal residences. In cooperation with a recently funded affordable dome housing project underway by RCR and IOH, ases looks to greatly magnify the positive impact of this project with the addition of solar. This will allow these homes to become net-zero and meet all their own power needs. We will also be conducting job training workshops with hands-on solar installation experience for participants, as well as student educational activities with red cloud high school (rchs). We will conduct training on solar power systems, solar water pumping, solar refrigeration, solar water purification, and solar business development. Project tioscaron; paacute; YE, the lakota word for the traditional form of multigenerational self-governance, will serve as a solar demonstration project to expand to other indigenous communities in south dakota and around the country. Activities:the activities include: #9679; small scale construction - solar power systems #9679; water purification - solar distillation #9679; food security - solar pumping for gardens and solar refrigeration for food preservation #9679; public education - vocational school training #9679; monitoring - system performance and health impacts (clean water and nutrition) #9679; demonstration - innovative solar technologies #9679; small scale construction - solar power systemssubrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: #9679; # of solar installations #9679; # workshops/seminars and persons attending #9679; # KWH generated by solar #9679; # liters water pumped by solar #9679; # liters water purified by solar #9679; % indoor air quality improvement (PPM) #9679; KG of garden produce grown the expected outcomes include: #9679; better indoor air quality by not burning fossil fuels. Passive solar and solar electric heating reduce the load on indoor electric heating and cooking, eliminating the need to burn kerosene, propane and wood, therefore assisting in cleaner air within the structure. #9679; net zero energy use (energy self-sufficiency). #9679; improved drinking water quality. Solar distillation removes arsenic from water which is a common contaminant at pine ridge. #9679; solar water pumps for water supply and gardening. Interested households can augment their diet with freshly grown on-site garden produce. They can also stop trucking in water and have a reliable and clean domestic water supply. The water table in this region is only about 15 FT. To 30 FT on average, which is easy to access with a solar pump. This will be particularly useful for remote residential sites not connected to a municipal water supply. The intended beneficiaries include: oglala lakota county is 92% native american and one of the most impoverished counties in the nation, with a median per capita income of $900 per month. Average life expectancy on the pine ridge indian reservation is only 48 years old for men and only 52 years old for women, with rates of disease far above national averages. Some local water is contaminated with arsenic and uranium from mining, contributing to greatly increased cancer rates. Diabetes is one of the most common killers at pine ridge, with rates 800% above the national average. Infant mortality is 300% higher. Mental health issues lead to suicide being 75% higher than the national rate, especially