This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to santa FE indian school, INC

Specifically, the project will implement the 2023 santa FE indian school (sfis) campus vision plan, which includes mitigating campus flooding and erosion, assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and clean energy opportunities including installing new chillers in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC), improving outdoor education spaces, integrating edible landscaping and agriculture into the landscaping and nature-based flood mitigation efforts, improving the flow of traffic and pedestrians, promoting positive public health outcomes by reducing exposure to indoor and outdoor pollutants, and providing workforce development. This will enable sfis to address its climate and environmental challenges, while fulfilling its educational mission. Activities:the activities include reducing fossil fuel consumption and emissions by encouraging energy conservation measures, promoting the education of a clean energy workforce, and promoting healthy living practices; installing green infrastructure to reduce flooding and negative health effects; forming the tribal community advisory group (tcag); developing and implementing relevant curriculum components on campus; assessing, monitoring, and evaluating engineering and construction; creating a curriculum that will integrate newly constructed and planted facilities; and producing a final project report. Subrecipient:trust for public land will manage the project per the statutory agreement and will hire and manage the consultants for the project to alleviate santa FE indian school staff capacity. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include one thousand and five hundred shade trees and shrubs planted; eight stormwater bioswales, retention basins and arroyos; two acres of hydrological improvements installed; thirty acres of upland hydrologic improvements on the campus; one thousand and five hundred feet of campus walkways created or reconstructed; installing new chillers in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC); thirteen energy audits; thirteen radon building assessments; thirteen building HVAC assessments; six kilowatts of solar system repaired; five hundred traditional food plants distributed on campus; sixty youth and adult community members engaged in workforce development and trainings; two thousand three hundred and forty student work hours completed; thirty five people employed annually; three teacher trainings; eight campus buildings benefited from flood mitigation measures and reduced exposure to indoor moisture; twenty building drainage issues addressed; eight green features installed; and two thousand feet of water flow paths or drains constructed to improve water connectivity. The expected outcomes include green infrastructure and nature-based solutions; energy-efficient, healthy and resilient housing and buildings; workforce development to reduce green house gas and pollutants; waste reduction and management support for circular economy; mobility and transportation options for preventing air pollution and improving public health; clean water infrastructure to reduce pollution exposure and increase overall system resilience; indoor air quality and community health, and outdoor air quality and community health. The intended beneficiaries are disadvantaged communities, including the federally recognized tribes: acoma, cochiti, isleta, jemez, laguna, nambe, ohkay owingeh, picuris, pojoaque, sandia, SAN felipe, SAN ildefonso, santa ANA, santa clara, santo domingo, taos, tesuque, ZIA, and zuni.