This action approves funding in the amount of 20,000,000.00 under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to groundswell, INC

Specifically, the project will support community resilience hub development, residential electrification and energy efficiency upgrades, and community education in east alabama and west georgia that will advance energy justice and address key pollution issues. Activities:the activities include three programmatic components: save on utilities long-term (soul) community resilience hubs, and community education. Subrecipient:activities to be implemented through subawards include but are not limited to the following: coordination of municipal partners, providing connections to local community leaders, and supporting the implementation of the resilient hub development. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the development of 10 community resilience hubs and deliver energy efficiency upgrades and electrification of appliances to 500 households during the three-year grant period. The expected outcomes include: reducing energy burdens by home repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and electrification of appliances, improve indoor air quality, and increase the health and safety of homes, development of resilience hubs will provide the community access to electricity and heating or cooling during a power outage or other disruptive event, providing community education on clean energy and energy resilience. The intended beneficiaries are disadvantaged communities.