This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $16,340,887 to the City of Chiloquin, Oregon to prepare the greater Chiloquin area for emergencies, support residents in times of crisis, and enhance climate change resiliency. The key activities and deliverables include:
- Construction of a 10,000-SF community resilience hub and 2,000-SF warehouse
- Upgrades to two existing resilience hubs
- Resiliency training and development of emergency operations plans for the City of Chiloquin
- Creation of local jobs
- Replacement of 200 wood stoves
- Air quality monitoring and modeling
The project involves subawards to local partners including Chiloquin Visions of Progress, the Klamath Lake Long-Term Recovery Group, and the Oregon Institute of Technology to implement the wood stove replacement program, community preparedness training, and air quality monitoring activities, respectively. This funding aims to build community resilience, improve emergency response capabilities, and address environmental and climate justice challenges in the Chiloquin area.
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