Ecoaction Partners

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO ECOACTION PARTNERS. THE RECIPIENT'S PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH VULNERABILITIES RELATED TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS (WILDFIRE AND DROUGHT), ENERGY, RECREATION, AND ADVOCACY. FUNDING FROM THE EPA WILL DIRECTLY BOLSTER ACCESS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS INEQUALITIES AROUND THESE VULNERABILITIES IN THE DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC AREA. AS PARTNERS IN THIS PROJECT, ECOACTION PARTNERS (EAP) AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE (SMA) WILL BUILD REGIONAL RESILIENCY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES TO UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS IN THE REGION. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, THE PROJECT OUTCOMES AIM TO REMOVE EXISTING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CURRENT CLIMATE RESILIENCY PROGRAMMING AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY AMONG UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REGION.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TWELVE WORKSHOPS, THREE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, TWO BILINGUAL BROCHURES/INFO SHEETS,, OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING, RESIDENT PARTICIPATION IN COLORADO AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY (CARE) PROGRAM, BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DROUGHT AND WILDFIRE PROGRAMS, AND ENGAGING WITH LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RESILIENCY, AND FACILITATING ENGAGEMENT OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.SUBRECIPIENT:TWO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. TELLURIDE FOUNDATION IN OVERSIGHT OF COLLABORATIVE ACTION FOR IMMIGRANTS FOR $4,000.00 PER PROJECT YEAR FOR OUTREACH AND EVENT SUPPORT, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES WITH A TOTAL OF $12,000.00 FOR THE 3-YEAR PROJECT DURATION. SHEEP MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE, STAFF TIME FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH 197 HOURS PER YEAR AT $40/HOUR AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR WITH 250 HOURS PER YEAR AT $31/HOUR ALONG WITH A HEALTH STIPEND AT $400/MONTH AND MILEAGE OF 250 MILES PER YEAR AT $0.65/MILE. THIS IS A TOTAL OF $20,587.50 PER PROJECT YEAR OR A TOTAL OF $61,762.50 FOR THE 3-YEAR DURATION.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE TWO BILINGUAL FACT SHEETS (PRINTED AND DIGITALLY AVAILABLE) AND ONE BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL PRODUCT FOR DROUGHT AND WILDFIRE WORKSHOP, FEEDBACK FROM WORKSHOPS PARTICIPANTS, COMPLETED HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION NUMBERS FOR CARE PROGRAM. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE 600 RESIDENTS INTRODUCED TO OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES, PATHWAYS FOR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IDENTIFIED, INCREASED PARTICIPANT KNOWLEDGE OF LAND USE AND RECREATION, RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING LOWER UTILITY BILLS, INCREASED LATINX HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING, ENGAGED RESIDENTS ON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, EFFICIENT AND CLIMATE ACTION RESOURCES, CREATING RESOURCE ACCESS FOR MATERIALS TO SERVE RESIDENTS, CREATING RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSES TO IDENTIFYING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIMATE ACTION, RESIDENTS USE RESOURCES TO FIND FUNDING FOR MITIGATION RELATED TO WILDFIRE AND DROUGHT ON THEIR OWN PROPERTIES. OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING AND MITIGATION AMONG UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REGION, AS WELL AS DIVERSE REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION AND PUBLIC LANDS ADVOCACY AND ENERGY SUBSIDY PROGRAMMING. THIS INCLUDES A DIVERSE, EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE OUTDOOR COMMUNITY, CONSISTENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ALONG WITH REDUCED BARRIERS OF ENTRY INTO OUTDOOR AND CLIMATE PROGRAMMING. WE HOPE TO SEE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE/ENERGY PROGRAMMING BY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AN INCREASED PERCENTAGE OF LATINX PARTICIPATION IN THE CARE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN OUR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES WILL BE BETTER EDUCATED ON WILDFIRE/DROUGHT RISK/RESOURCES, WITH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE SKILLS TO MITIGATE REGIONAL DROUGHT AND WILDFIRE RISK IN HOME SETTING AND FUNDING PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH THESE EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY WE WILL SEE MORE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION IN PUBLIC PROCESSES AND COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND MORE P