This agreement provides funding to enhance community wildfire smoke preparedness

Specifically, this recipient will strengthen preparedness in community buildings. Smoke readiness planning, outreach and training will be enhanced, portable air cleaners will be deployed, indoor/outdoor air monitoring will be conducted, weatherization will be completed, and HVAC systems will be upgraded. Three community centers, nine public libraries, and four youth centers will be upgraded to provide cleaner air spaces to the public during wildfire smoke events for effective reduction of occupants' exposure.activities:the activities include . . . 1. Expand wildfire smoke readiness plans 2. Smoke readiness materials will be developed 3. Technical training for community building administrators and maintenance personnel 4. Deployment of indoor and outdoor air monitoring 5. Deployment of portable air cleaner 6. HVAC units/systems in selected community buildings will be upgraded and repaired subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include. 1. Portable hepa-filter air cleaners 2. Energy audits 3. Wildfire smoke readiness plan expansion 4. Technical training 5. Indoor and outdoor air monitoring the expected outcomes include . . . - expansion in communities and/or community buildings adopting smoke readiness plans; - increase in awareness, capacity, and action to reduce building occupants' exposure to wildfire smoke within highly impacted communities; - increase in community buildings that effectively reduce occupants' exposure to wildfire smoke; - increase in population served by community buildings that effectively reduce occupants' exposure to wildfire smoke; - increase in availability of air monitoring data to inform wildfire smoke management activities; - increase in community buildings that effectively reduce occupants' exposure to wildfire smoke.] the intended beneficiaries include . . . - federally recognized tribes, - the general public and the community members within the community that they serve.