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PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING UNDER SECTION 103 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO SEEED, INC TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INDOOR AIR QUALITY, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF THE OLDER HOUSING STOCK IN KNOXVILLE AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. THIS AGREEMENT QUALIFIES FOR ARP FUNDING UNDER CAA SECTION 103(B)(3). PEOPLE WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE OR UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FROM COVID-19. AIR POLLUTION MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ASTHMA. BY ADDRESSING AIR POLLUTION IN CAA 103(B)(3) PROJECTS, THE CHANCES OF SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19 ARE REDUCED. ACTIVITIES: PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) CONVENING A CLIMATE PLUS STAKEHOLDERS TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INDOOR AIR QUALITY, AND HEALTH; (2) CONDUCTING A STUDY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN 40-50 WEATHERIZED HOMES AND LEARN THE BEST LOW-COST, INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE BY YOUNG ADULTS TO INFORM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND (3) EDUCATING LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND THE LINK BETWEEN RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, AIR QUALITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE COMMUNITY VISION AND STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING TO SOLVE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSING INJUSTICES, ACCRUAL OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY, HEALTH, AND WELLBEING BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, INCREASE IN ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY, AND ADDRESSING RACIAL, HEALTH AND WEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH IMPROVED HOUSING CONDITIONS AND CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS MEASURES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES ARE LOW-INCOME MINORITIES IN KNOXVILLE WHERE THE LARGEST POCKETS OF BOTH POVERTY AND PEOPLE OF COLOR EXIST AND THE HOUSING STOCK IS OLDER. SUBRECIPIENT: THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE A SUBAWARD AGREEMENT TO THREE3, INC. IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX A OF EPA’S SUBAWARD POLICY. THREE3, INC. IS A 501 (C)(3) NON-PROFIT SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE. THREE3 WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEEED FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR CE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, COORDINATE PARTNER COLLABORATION AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO FACILITATE THE CLIMATE PLUS TASK FORCE, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE OUTPUTS AND EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE CLIMATE PLUS PILOT PROJECT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS.

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-IHE/INSTITUTION

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - IHE'S

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 TO SOCIALLY EQUAL ENERGY EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATION TO SUPPORT ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS BY CONDUCTING GREEN HOUSE CALLS, AND CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS ON ENERGY/WATER EFFICIENCY, HEALTHY HOMES, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.