Project Grant 02D45423

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $440,000 TO THE NATIONAL COALITION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN - CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER INC. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO CONDUCT AMBIENT AIR MONITORING OF POLLUTANTS OF GREATEST CONCERN IN COMMUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES STEMMING FROM POLLUTION AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO MONITOR THEIR OWN AIR QUALITY AND TO PROMOTE AIR QUALITY MONITORING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT: LEVERAGE EXISTING AIR QUALITY EXPERTISE, EXPAND USE OF COMMUNITY MONITORING GROUPS AND OTHER APPROACHES THAT GIVE THE COMMUNITY A VOICE IN THE MONITORING OF THE AIR QUALITY, AND BUILD A FOUNDATION OF TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING FROM WHICH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND. THE RECIPIENT WILL PERFORM ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, COMMUNITY SCALES GRANT PROGRAM TO OBTAIN BASELINE DATA ON PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5), NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) AND OZONE (O3) AT 14 SITES IN DIVERSE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES USING HAND-HELD AND STATIONARY CONTINUOUS AIR SENSORS.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARD GRANTEES WILL WORK WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBRECIPIENTS: CHRIST THE KING EPISCOPAL CHURCH, HEALTH INITIATIVES FOUNDATION, INC., UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, ROLLINS COLLEGE, CENTRAL FLORIDA BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION OF ORLANDO, INC. WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, COMMUNITY SCALES GRANT PROGRAM BY ENGAGING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO OBTAIN BASELINE DATA ON AIR POLLUTANTS PM2.5, NO2 AND O3.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE ENGAGING PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK OR WORSHIP IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, MEASURING AIR POLLUTANTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS AND FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGAGING THE EXPERTISE OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ON AIR QUALITY DATA REPORTING TO THE PUBLIC AND TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.