New Orleans Community Support Foundation

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,499,912 TO THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOUNDATION, LOUISIANA, TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS WITH IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY USING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAM AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY AND DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH HARMS OR RISKS. COMMUNITY-LED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROJECTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO ADVANCE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICES, REDUCE WATER POLLUTION AND FLOODING, AND IMPROVE THE WATERSHED'S HEALTH. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE FUNDED TO IMPLEMENT COMPETITIVELY SELECTED PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON THE KEY AREAS OF WATER QUALITY, HABITAT RESTORATION, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICES IN UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AWARDING UP TO 18 SUBAWARDS OF VARIED AMOUNTS. A MINIMUM OF 2,000 CITIZENS WILL BE REACHED THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AT LEAST 8 WATER SEGMENTS OR WATER BODIES WILL BE IMPROVED, AND A MINIMUM OF 10 COMMUNITIES WILL BE EDUCATED AND TRAINED ON ADOPTING RESILIENCY PRACTICES. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE RESILIENCY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES WILL BE INCREASED. THE RESIDENTS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED WATER QUALITY AND INCREASED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

PURPOSE: TITLE: EMPOWER: ENABLING MEANINGFUL PROGRESS FOR WATER EQUITY AND RESILIENCE THROUGH THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL WATER PLAN RECIPIENT: NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOUNDATION PROJECT TYPE: REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE BUILDING AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT (TRACK ONE) FUNDING AMOUNT: $1,208,108 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT(S): LA-02 SUMMARY: THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON MORE THAN A DECADE OF PLANNING AND COLLABORATION ACROSS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS REGION TO ADOPT A HOLISTIC, ADAPTIVE WATER MANAGEMENT VISION THAT CENTERS THE LEADERSHIP OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES. THIS VISION WILL ENABLE GREATER COHESION IN SELECTING COMMUNITY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND ENSURE THE INVESTMENTS ADDRESS MULTIPLE CLIMATE HAZARDS AND REALIZE MULTIPLE BENEFITS. THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN 1) A REGIONAL APPROACH TO MAKING KEY WATER MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY; 2) A POLICY MANUAL FOR HOLISTIC, ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; AND 3) A PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE COLLABORATIVE?S EFFORTS AND FINDINGS WITH MEDIA, EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ACROSS THE REGION.

THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $963,000 FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FRENCH QUARTER POLICE PATROLS AND GENERAL SAFETY/QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS, IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP NEW ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER NEIGHBORHOOD AS SAFE AND CLEAN AS POSSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE TO ENSURE THE OVERALL VITALITY, SAFETY, AND PRESERVATION OF THIS CRITICAL CITY ASSET. THE FOUNDATION WILL UTILIZE THIS FUNDING TO FORMALLY PARTNER WITH THE FRENCH QUARTER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (FQMD) TO EXPAND THEIR ONGOING INITIATIVE OF PROVIDING ONGOING, LONG-TERM SECURITY PATROLS TO SUPPLEMENT THE COVERAGE OF THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTS (NOPD) EIGHTH DISTRICT. FOR OVER TEN YEARS, FQMD HAS SUCCESSFULLY OVERSEEN SUPPLEMENTAL POLICE PATROLS IN THE FRENCH QUARTER. BASED ON THE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE PATROLS BY THE FQMD, WE WILL UTILIZE BYRNE FUNDS TO EXPAND THE UPPER QUARTER PATROL (UQP), PREVIOUSLY FUNDED BY PRIVATE PARTIES.