This action awards partial funding to the district of columbia department of energy and environment (DC doee) in the amount of $70,396

Federal funds in the amount of $79,604 are contingent upon availability of additional funding. This project will provide technical assistance (e.g., information, training, tools) to businesses to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices (also known as pollution prevention (P2)). P2 means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise being released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. P2 practices can help businesses save money by reducing their resource use, expenditures, waste and liability costs, while at the same time reducing their environmental footprint and helping to protect human health and the environment. Specifically, this project will create a comprehensive pollution prevention (P2) education program to encourage source reduction at automotive maintenance businesses in the district of columbia. Activities:the priorities for P2 technical assistance (information, training, and tools) align with one or more of the program's national emphasis areas (neas). Specifically, the project(s) will provide P2 technical assistance for the greenwrench program, training at technical schools, and support to help businesses adopt electric and hybrid vehicle maintenance practices. This project is a coordinated approach to influence practices that reduce or eliminate water, air, and solid waste pollution at auto body and repair businesses. This project will create an effective, unified message about how to reduce pollution through source reduction.subrecipient:DC doee's subaward grantee will provide expert technical assistance and education to auto repair businesses by developing a customized pollution prevention plan, providing training, and implementing P2 business management plans. DC doee will also work with its technical assistance sub-grantee to select a business partner to pilot a charging infrastructure project. This program will help an automotive repair business utilize local incentives, which will assist with the buildout of needed charging infrastructure, attract businesses, and create a replicable model for other businesses. This effort will add 20 additional businesses, educate 150 additional students ,while promoting sustainable energy, and support hybrid and electric vehicles. Outcomes:the technical assistance conducted by the grantee will benefit facilities and, if applicable, may address underserved communities. The grantee is expected to report on P2 performance measures (outputs and outcomes) and note who will benefit from the technical assistance as well as commit to following-up with facilities to find out whether the technical assistance was adopted and implemented. Specifically, the grantee anticipates providing reports that will include the raw data and an appropriate analysis of the data collected. This data will include pounds of hazardous materials and emissions reduced, gallons of water saved, metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents reduced (MTCO2E), and dollars saved by businesses through implementing P2 business management practices. The report will also include an environmental justice component. The intended beneficiaries of the project are low income underserved communities.