Project Grant 84037701
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Knoxville under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). This funding will support the City of Knoxville in developing a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or updating an existing plan. The plan will be created in collaboration with air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments across Tennessee to quantify greenhouse...
- This $65,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 4 office under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) will assist the Knox Department of Air Quality Management in Tennessee with the necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate air pollution monitoring programs. The key activities to be performed include collecting...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, provides $999,479 in funding to the South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) to develop or update regional climate mitigation plans for the New Haven-Milford, CT metropolitan area. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) a greenhouse gas inventory, emissions projections, and reduction targets; 2) quantified...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Greater Nashville Regional Council (GNRC) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support GNRC in developing or updating existing regional climate mitigation plans for Tennessee. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a status report. Activities to be performed involve conducting outreach, engaging...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $202,500 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded project grant is to enhance monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities with environmental...
- This EPA grant award of $20,104,032 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund the National Housing Trust to retrofit 785 homes in Washington, D.C. to improve indoor air quality, reduce localized pollution, and protect vulnerable residents from extreme weather. The project will eliminate on-site greenhouse gas emissions in five properties and reduce emissions and pollutants in the remaining property by replacing gas stoves and implementing...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). This funding will support the development, updating, and evaluation of climate action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon sinks within the Atlanta region. Specific activities include greenhouse gas inventory and analysis, measure selection, quantification of emissions...
- This EPA Region 3 Project Grant award for $539,500 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) will fund the City of Philadelphia's Air Management Services (AMS) division to expand and enhance air monitoring activities in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. The key products and services to be delivered include: Establishing a new multipollutant air monitoring station to measure PM2.5, NO2,...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides $42 million in funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (S.E.E.), a regional grantmaker, under the EPA's Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615). The funding supports S.E.E.'s distribution of 197 Tier 1-3 subawards, ranging from $150,000 to $500,000, to community-based nonprofits, local governments, and tribal entities for...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Public Health-Seattle & King County under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (CFDA 66.312). The purpose of this award is to develop an innovative approach to advance environmental justice and address systemic racism related to housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key activities include developing a culturally relevant community health worker training program, recruiting and...
DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING UNDER SECTION 103 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO SEEED, INC TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INDOOR AIR QUALITY, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF THE OLDER HOUSING STOCK IN KNOXVILLE AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. THIS AGREEMENT QUALIFIES FOR ARP FUNDING UNDER CAA SECTION 103(B)(3). PEOPLE WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE OR UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FROM COVID-19. AIR POLLUTION MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ASTHMA. BY ADDRESSING AIR POLLUTION IN CAA 103(B)(3) PROJECTS, THE CHANCES OF SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19 ARE REDUCED. ACTIVITIES: PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) CONVENING A CLIMATE PLUS STAKEHOLDERS TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INDOOR AIR QUALITY, AND HEALTH; (2) CONDUCTING A STUDY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN 40-50 WEATHERIZED HOMES AND LEARN THE BEST LOW-COST, INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE BY YOUNG ADULTS TO INFORM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND (3) EDUCATING LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND THE LINK BETWEEN RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, AIR QUALITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE COMMUNITY VISION AND STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING TO SOLVE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSING INJUSTICES, ACCRUAL OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY, HEALTH, AND WELLBEING BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, INCREASE IN ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY, AND ADDRESSING RACIAL, HEALTH AND WEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH IMPROVED HOUSING CONDITIONS AND CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS MEASURES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES ARE LOW-INCOME MINORITIES IN KNOXVILLE WHERE THE LARGEST POCKETS OF BOTH POVERTY AND PEOPLE OF COLOR EXIST AND THE HOUSING STOCK IS OLDER. SUBRECIPIENT: THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE A SUBAWARD AGREEMENT TO THREE3, INC. IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX A OF EPA & RSQUO;S SUBAWARD POLICY. THREE3, INC. IS A 501 (C)(3) NON-PROFIT SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE. THREE3 WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEEED FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR CE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, COORDINATE PARTNER COLLABORATION AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO FACILITATE THE CLIMATE PLUS TASK FORCE, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE OUTPUTS AND EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE CLIMATE PLUS PILOT PROJECT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/21/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 3/22/24 | ||
| Not listed | $200.0k | 4/14/22 |