This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to glynn environmental coalition (GEC)

In partnership with local community based organizations (CBOS), state and private universities, and georgia's department of public health. Glynn environmental coalition proposes three primary activities to empower brunswick residents to (1) identify the air pollutants historically and currently discharged by local industries and the degree to which these contaminants pose health effects; (2) collect samples for air toxics and sulfur compounds at locations throughout the city including industry fence-lines; (3) use sample results to advocate for further investigations or other permit or policy changes as appropriate. Activities:the activities include identifying air pollutants discharged in communities and the impact of contaminants on human health, collecting samples of air toxics, using sample results to advocate for further investigations, permitting, policy changes, and monitoring. Project activities also include educating and training community leaders and residents on activities and goals of the project, developing a quality assurance project plan, and citizen scientists collecting air samples. Subrecipient:georgia interfaith power and light (GIPL) (stakeholder groupmdash; CBO-faith, statebased but with a local leader to be hired) will play project planning, canvassing, and community outreach roles. IT will also bring its relationship with churches and faith communities to the overall partnership team (partner contribution and resources). GIPL has a vested interest in the project as IT will be working over the next several years with GEC on climate, has other projects along the coast, and is hiring a coastal outreach and resiliency coordinator. GEC will maintain relationships with GIPL via phone conversations and discussions at local meetings and through other existing projects. GEC will issue a subaward to GIPL at $10K per project year for a total of $30K. The subaward will be made in accordance with EPA policy. And partnership for southern equity (PSE) (stakeholder groupmdash; CBO-racial equity, state-based but with local representation). PSE will play project planning, canvassing, meeting facilitation, and community outreach roles (also partner's contribution and resources). PSE's vested interest is the opportunity to perform hands-on work in the community in which IT has a local interest and representation. GEC will maintain relationships with PSE via phone conversations and discussions at local meetings and will look for future partnering opportunities with PSE. GEC will issue a subaward to PSE at $10K per project year for a total of $30K. The subaward will be made in accordance with EPA policy. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include creation of a database containing information on industry in brunswick. The database will contain information such as location, permit data, air sampling results, as well as the compilation of meteorological data to determine air mixing trends. The project will also produce educational materials for community and citizen scientists, as well as the beginning of a strategic plan related to the air sampling. The expected outcomes include increased community awareness and knowledge of air quality issues in the community, increase in the number of residents involved in the project, increase in the number of residents who have learned to distinguish between acute versus chronic health effects of pollutants, and who understand the array of pollutants to be sampled in year two and why, community members will receive real sampling results and what those results mean. The intended beneficiaries include members of the brunswick community.