This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to nueva esperanza, INC

The recipient and its partners in the hunting park community-led climate resilience and empowerment project will build the capacity of residents, leaders and neighborhood infrastructure to improve the climate resiliency of the hunting park (HP) neighborhood in philadelphia, PA, against the disproportionate health and economic impacts of heat in the community. Activities:the activities include building tree cover; trainings for community members; distributing extreme heat mitigation training and tools to residents; facilitating community dialogue; formalizing a community-driven environmental policy platform; and completing a health impact assessment. Subrecipient:hunting park green will receive a subaward of $75,051 to collaborate on outreach; CO-manage tree stewardship and training; and facilitate community conversations. As i plant the seed will receive a subaward of $57,099 to collaborate on outreach and facilitate community conversations. Hunting park neighborhood advisory committee will receive a subaward of $53,007 to lead weatherization training. Hunting park community solar initiative will receive a subaward of $35,979 to deliver solar panel installation training to HP residents. Pennsylvania horticultural society will receive a subaward of $42,000 to deliver trees, tree plantings and maintenance training; and provide insights on environmental impact.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include additional trees in HP; trainings in tree maintenance, climate change, community organizing, heat safety, and solar panel installation; distribution of cooling kits and installed air conditioners with weatherization kits and workshops; HP climate justice platform; health impact assessment to gauge existing health disparities and specific health challenges; and insights gained for neighborhoods engaging in community-driven climate change. The expected outcomes include viable tree canopy; increased community knowledge and community skills; improved block-level and housing HVAC conditions and indoor air quality; and decreased rates of heat stroke, heat exhaustion and asthma. Other outcomes include increased community cohesion; improved leveraging of city-private resources; gradual reduction in the neighborhood heat index; and modeling for other climate vulnerable neighborhoods. The intended beneficiaries include current and future residents of hunting park.