This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the columbia gorge education service district

Specifically, the project will renovate a school building to create the columbia gorge early learning and resilience center and associated EV charging stations, e-bikes, and a bus stop, as well as, produce education programs, community preparedness trainings, workforce development, air monitoring, and news stories and podcasts in spanish. Activities:the activities include renovating a school building to become a resilience center with associated EV charging stations, e-bikes, and a bus stop, and providing education programs, community preparedness trainings, workforce development, air monitoring, and news stories and podcasts in spanish. Subrecipient:activities to be completed under subawards include spanish-language communications, contribution to carsharing and alternative transit, bicycle rodeos, outreach and education, evaluation of community garden opportunities, and cash stipends for community engagement meeting participants. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a resilience center and associated EV charging stations, e-bikes, a bus stop, education programs, community preparedness trainings, workforce development, air monitoring, and news stories and podcasts in spanish. The expected outcomes include increased community safety during natural disasters, emergency preparedness literacy, community health, use of public transportation, and work skills and wages for residents. The intended beneficiaries are disadvantaged communities in the dalles, oregon.