This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to climate resilient communities

The recipient will focus on the SAN francisco BAY midpeninsula, which includes east palo alto, belle haven, and north fair oaks to take an active role in understanding and addressing air pollution issues that disproportionately and adversely impact frontline communities. The core activities of this project include community-led air quality monitoring, establishing a community task force on air quality, public education and outreach, and direct interventions to address air pollution. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $500,000. See general terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include community-led air quality monitoring; establishment and empowerment of a community task force on air quality; public education and outreach; and direct interventions such as distributing air purifiers and masks.subrecipient:this project includes three subrecipients (nuestra casa, 'anamatangi polynesian voices, and EL concilio of SAN mateo county) that will engage in the following activities: - outreach to their constituents to connect them with education, resources, and direct interventions related to air quality and health that will be offered through the project. - promote to their constituents ways to get involved in the project, including serving on the community task force on air quality and/or assisting with air quality monitoring. - track outreach activities they provide through the project and provide progress updates and invoices for services rendered to CRC, the lead applicant. - coordinate with CRC and other CBO subaward recipients to ensure project outreach is conducted as broadly, inclusively, and efficiently as possible. - provide/facilitate translation services for outreach recipients as needed. In addition to the core activities, nuestra casa will also lead and manage public education and outreach efforts related to the proposed project including implementation of all neighborhood canvassing efforts across the CBO partners, planning public education and outreach events and workshops, developing related materials, and utilizing its promotoras, noticias, and environmental justice academy to help promote the project within the community. 'anamatangi polynesian voices will run one community education workshop tailored to the local pacific islander community.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - training community members, localizing air quality data collected for east palo alto, belle haven, and north fair oaks. - developing a webpage/story map of findings for community sharing. - conducting presentations of findings and results with organizational partners. - establishing a seven member community task force on air quality. - engaging government, academic partners, and community members that attend outreach and educational events. - facilitating workshops and community listening sessions - distributing air purifiers (N95 masks, air purifiers and replacement filters) and weatherization/electrification - conducting other forms of direct outreach (social media, noticias, canvassing, newsletters) the expected outcomes include frontline communities taking an active role in understanding and addressing air pollution issues that disproportionately and adversely impact them. The intended beneficiaries include the residents and community members of east palo alto, north fair oaks, and belle haven in SAN mateo county.