This agreement provides funding of $150,000 under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to resilient virginia

The project will build leadership capacity in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks in ward 2 of lynchburg, virginia, enabling them to address the increased effects of climate change they are experiencing, including flooding extreme heat, and other adverse impacts to health, safety, and economic well-being. In summary, the project elements are to verify a project work plan with partners, data collection to assemble the latest hazard, climate, and demographic data relevant to the designated community, community engagement to build a community vision and goals for accomplishing climate equity, community capacity building and leadership development through technical and climate equity workshops; and develop of a process for climate equity representatives input in regional resiliency planning.activities:the project will involve identifying the community problems, including flooding and heat risks, envisioning possible solutions; and then setting goals to achieve those solutions. Community capacity-building and leadership development will take place through informational and technical workshops that will provide community members in ward 2 with the skills, information, and resources they can utilize to be proactive in ensuring the safety, health, and well-being of their families. Resilient virginia will host an in-person meeting in lynchburg with partners to present project goals, activities, and schedule. Resilient virginia and partners will discuss expectations related to partner involvement in the project. GIS maps will be revised with new and updated demographic, environmental justice, hazard, and vulnerability information for the diamond hill, fairview heights, tinbridge hill, and white rock hill neighborhoods in ward 2 of lynchburg, virginia. Community meetings will be held where community members will identify problems, envision possible solutions, and establish a vision statement. Workshops will be held to provide community members with training, resources, and skills needed to achieve the goals developed through community goal-setting meetings. Resilient virginia and partners will meet to evaluate and review the effectiveness of the project, analyze lessons learned, and develop potential approaches to moving ahead with the next steps in the collaborative problem-solving process. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:outputs from the project include data updates for climate risks and demographics, ward 2 residents that are engaged in creating vision and goals to address climate equity and concerns, capacity-building workshops, and meetings with partners and community leaders. Outcomes include community members that are able to assist their community with addressing climate-related risks and community members that are enabled to participate in regional flood resiliency planning efforts. The beneficiaries of this project will be the residents of ward 2 in lynchburg, VA.