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DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE MISSOURI RIVER BIRD OBSERVATORY (MRBO). SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL PARTNER WITH ADULTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, TITLE 1 SCHOOL PARENTS, AND SUBAWARDEES IN FIVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN TIER 1 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GEOGRAPHIES AS DEFINED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION'S COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IN YEAR 1, MRBO WILL HOST CONSERVATION CAFEACUTE; LISTENING SESSIONS AND CO-PRODUCE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EE) CURRICULA WITH RESIDENTS. IN YEAR 2, MRBO WILL DELIVER SCIENCE-BASED WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS (E.G. RESIDENT-LED SERVICE PROJECTS). THE PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPROVING AIR QUALITY BY FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY. BY INVOLVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE CORE OF THE RECIPIENT'S INITIATIVE, MRBO AIMS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES EFFECTIVELY.ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY IN THE PENDELTON HEIGHTS, DUNBAR, BRUSH CREEK, AND WENDELL PHILLIPS COMMUNITIES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND THE ARGENTINE COMMUNITY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADULTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, TITLE 1 SCHOOL PARENTS AND SUBAWARDEES THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE ASSESSING CLIMATE LITERACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AWARENESS BY HOSTING CONSERVATION CAFEACUTE; LISTENING SESSIONS; CO-PRODUCING TAILORED EE CURRICULA WITH RESIDENTS; DELIVERING SCIENCE-BASED WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS (E.G. RESIDENT-LED SERVICE PROJECTS); FOSTERING A NETWORK OF KNOWLEDGEABLE ADVOCATES; AND IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION.SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBAWARD PROGRAM WILL ENABLE THE MISSOURI RIVER BIRD OBSERVATORY TO GIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 SUBAWARDS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ELIGIBLE KANSAS CITY-AREA 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES BY PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES, EXPERTISE, AND A FRAMEWORK TO MAKE THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE. SPECIFICALLY, IN YEAR 1, SUBAWARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE CAPACITY WITH PLANNING, ADVERTISING, AND IMPLEMENTING CONSERVATION CAFES, PROVIDE CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITIES AND POTENTIAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS, AND PROVIDE INPUT AT LOCAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS. IN YEAR 2, MRBO WILL OPEN A PROPOSAL APPLICATION PROCESS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL/NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO DIRECTLY DELIVER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. YEAR 2 PROPOSALS SUBMITTED UNDER APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON LEVEL OF COMMUNITY IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, OUTREACH POTENTIAL, AND LIKELIHOOD OF PROJECT COMPLETION (E.G. RECIPIENT TO ROLL OUT THE PROJECT).OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: 200 RESIDENTS AT CONSERVATION CAFEACUTE;S; 15 CURRICULA CO-PRODUCERS ATTENDING 5 CURRICULA MEETINGS; 35 EE WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, AND/OR SERVICE PROJECTS; AND 525 RESIDENTS AT EE EVENTS. EXPECTED SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE IN THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY, AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ON THE NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CONTINUED LEARNING, AND AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE TO EFFECTIVELY DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED. EXPECTED MEDIUM-TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE EE PROGRAM ADVOCATES REPORTING AN INCREASED CONNECTION TO NATURE, AN INCREASED SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AN INCREASED NUMBER OF MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PERSONAL ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CHANGE OUTCOMES. THE EXPECTE
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DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE MISSOURI RIVER BIRD OBSERVATORY (MRBO). SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL PARTNER WITH ADULTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, TITLE 1 SCHOOL PARENTS, AND SUBAWARDEES IN FIVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN TIER 1 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GEOGRAPHIES AS DEFINED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION'S COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IN YEAR 1, MRBO WILL HOST CONSERVATION CAFEACUTE; LISTENING SESSIONS AND CO-PRODUCE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EE) CURRICULA WITH RESIDENTS. IN YEAR 2, MRBO WILL DELIVER SCIENCE-BASED WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS (E.G. RESIDENT-LED SERVICE PROJECTS). THE PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPROVING AIR QUALITY BY FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY. BY INVOLVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE CORE OF THE RECIPIENT'S INITIATIVE, MRBO AIMS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES EFFECTIVELY.ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY IN THE PENDELTON HEIGHTS, DUNBAR, BRUSH CREEK, AND WENDELL PHILLIPS COMMUNITIES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND THE ARGENTINE COMMUNITY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADULTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, TITLE 1 SCHOOL PARENTS AND SUBAWARDEES THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE ASSESSING CLIMATE LITERACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AWARENESS BY HOSTING CONSERVATION CAFEACUTE; LISTENING SESSIONS; CO-PRODUCING TAILORED EE CURRICULA WITH RESIDENTS; DELIVERING SCIENCE-BASED WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS (E.G. RESIDENT-LED SERVICE PROJECTS); FOSTERING A NETWORK OF KNOWLEDGEABLE ADVOCATES; AND IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION.SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBAWARD PROGRAM WILL ENABLE THE MISSOURI RIVER BIRD OBSERVATORY TO GIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 SUBAWARDS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ELIGIBLE KANSAS CITY-AREA 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES BY PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES, EXPERTISE, AND A FRAMEWORK TO MAKE THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE. SPECIFICALLY, IN YEAR 1, SUBAWARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE CAPACITY WITH PLANNING, ADVERTISING, AND IMPLEMENTING CONSERVATION CAFES, PROVIDE CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITIES AND POTENTIAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS, AND PROVIDE INPUT AT LOCAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS. IN YEAR 2, MRBO WILL OPEN A PROPOSAL APPLICATION PROCESS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL/NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO DIRECTLY DELIVER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. YEAR 2 PROPOSALS SUBMITTED UNDER APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON LEVEL OF COMMUNITY IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, OUTREACH POTENTIAL, AND LIKELIHOOD OF PROJECT COMPLETION (E.G. RECIPIENT TO ROLL OUT THE PROJECT).OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: 200 RESIDENTS AT CONSERVATION CAFEACUTE;S; 15 CURRICULA CO-PRODUCERS ATTENDING 5 CURRICULA MEETINGS; 35 EE WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, AND/OR SERVICE PROJECTS; AND 525 RESIDENTS AT EE EVENTS. EXPECTED SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE IN THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY, AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ON THE NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CONTINUED LEARNING, AND AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE TO EFFECTIVELY DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED. EXPECTED MEDIUM-TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE EE PROGRAM ADVOCATES REPORTING AN INCREASED CONNECTION TO NATURE, AN INCREASED SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AN INCREASED NUMBER OF MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PERSONAL ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CHANGE OUTCOMES. THE EXPECTE
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