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FERTILIZER PRODUCTION EXPANSION PROGRAM

REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

TEACHERS INNOVATIONS IN PRACTICE ACTIVITY

PROJECT RETURN (PR), A NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERED IN THE TARGET AREA OF NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE (TN), SEEKS TO PROVIDE MORE SUCCESSFUL NEW BEGINNINGS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS FOR AT LEAST 300 MEN AND WOMEN RETURNING FROM TENNESSEE PRISONS TO THE GREATER NASHVILLE COMMUNITY.    TENNESSEE IS 23RD IN THE U.S. FOR INCARCERATION, AND ONE OF EIGHT STATES WITH THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATES IN THEIR HISTORY. ANNUALLY, THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS ARE RELEASED FROM TN PRISONS, AND MOST RETURN TO TN’S URBAN AREAS. HIGH IMPRISONMENT NUMBERS, COUPLED WITH A CONCENTRATION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN THE NASHVILLE AREA AS WELL AS A LACK OF REENTRY ASSISTANCE, CREATES CONSTANT HIGH DEMAND FOR PR’S SERVICES.        PR LEVERAGES A MULTITUDE OF PARTNERSHIPS, AND FACILITATES CONNECTIONS AT PRE-RELEASE WITH PARTNER SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH PR’S SERVICES, WHICH GIVES RESIDENTS TIME TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESSFUL REENTRY. POST-RELEASE, WITH AWARD-WINNING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT METHODS, PR IS SUCCESSFUL IN CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS WITH BOTH TRANSITIONAL AND LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.    THROUGH EMPLOYMENT-CREATING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES (ESES), PROJECT RETURN OFFERS TRANSITIONAL SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS AFTER PRISON. PROE IS A HIGH-QUALITY STAFFING COMPANY, AND PROPS IS A PROPERTY SERVICES COMPANY; BOTH ARE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE AFTER PRISON. WITH PROE, PR CONTRACTS WITH REGIONAL COMPANIES – PRIMARILY IN THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTORS – TO MEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS, AND WE STAFF THEIR SITES WITH OUR MOTIVATED, SUPPORTED, TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYEES. WITH PROPS, PR MUSTERS DEDICATED, SUPERVISED CREWS – AGAIN, BY TRANSITIONALLY HIRING OUR PARTICIPANTS – TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL CLEANING, LANDSCAPING, AND PROPERTY MAKE-READY SERVICES TO CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT CUSTOMERS. OUR PARTICIPANTS GAIN INCOME, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR THEMSELVES AS WORTHWHILE EMPLOYEES.    PR ADDRESSES BJA’S PRIORITY FOCUS OF ADDRESSING RACIAL INJUSTICE AND DISPARITIES THAT CONTINUE TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT MINORITIES. AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPRISE 17% OF THE TENNESSEE POPULATION BUT ARE INCARCERATED AT NEARLY 2.5X THAT RATE IN TENNESSEE’S PRISONS; PR’S CLIENT POPULATION REFLECTS THAT RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY. PR DELIVERS RACIALLY EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS THAT REMOVE BARRIERS AND ENGENDER REENTRY SUCCESS.   GRANT FUNDING IS PROPOSED FOR SUBSIDIZED WAGES OF PR’S TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN PR’S EMPLOYMENT-CREATING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, AND HELP MEET THE FOLLOWING GOALS: PR WILL PROVIDE JOB READINESS TO MORE THAN 400 ADULTS INCARCERATED IN PRISONS AND JAILS, AS WELL AS SUBSIDIZED AND TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH PR’S SOCIAL ENTERPRISES UPON RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. PR WILL BEGIN JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT/TRAINING SERVICES PRIOR TO RELEASE AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT PARTICIPANTS’ PERIOD OF REENTRY.

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EMPLOY UTILIZATION OF LOW-TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION (LTPBR) IN SEVERAL SEVERELY DEGRADED STREAM SYSTEMS AND WETLAND HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE AREA ADMINISTERED BY THE BLM TAOS FIELD OFFICE. BY REMOVING NON-NATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES, PLANTING NATIVE RIPARIAN AND WETLAND VEGETATION, CONSTRUCTING AND REPAIRING EXCLOSURES AND WILDLIFE FENCING, IMPLEMENTING EROSION CONTROL TECHNIQUES, PROMOTING BEAVER COEXISTENCE STRATEGIES, AND BUILDING IN-STREAM STRUCTURES SUCH AS BEAVER DAM ANALOGS (BDA) AND LARGE WOODY DEBRIS STRUCTURES (LWDS), RGR WILL FACILITATE THE REESTABLISHMENT OF ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION ALONG SEVERAL MILES OF DEGRADED STREAM CHANNELS BENEFITING OVER 3000 ACRES OF WETLANDS. A ROBUST MONITORING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED DATA ABOUT THE WATER QUALITY, WATER REPLENISHMENT, HABITAT, AND WILDLIFE BENEFITS OF HELPING RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF THESE WATERSHEDS, ALL OF WHICH NEEDS TO BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD, QUANTIFIED, AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF FUTURE MITIGATION EFFORTS. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE NUMEROUS RIPARIAN CORRIDORS AND RESULT IN: INCREASED AQUIFER RECHARGE LANDSCAPE-SCALE REVEGETATION OF NATIVE SPECIES INCREASED SHADE AND COOLER WATER TEMPERATURES, POLLUTANT FILTRATION, STREAM BANK STABILITY, HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND BIRDS, INVASIVES EXOTIC SPECIES CONTROL, AND LONG-TERM STREAM HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF COMPLEX FLUVIAL GEOMORPHIC FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE VEGETATIVE, SOIL, AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS THAT SUPPORT OVERALL BIODIVERSITY AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED CARBON STORAGE WITHIN VALLEY BOTTOMS. ADDITIONALLY, RIPARIAN ZONES SERVE AS IMPORTANT REFUGIA FOR EPISODIC SPECIES IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS, MEANING THE CONDITION OF RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS CAN HAVE FAR REACHING AND DIRECT IMPACTS ON ADJACENT UPLAND ECOSYSTEMS. VEGETATION IMPROVES AIR QUALITY AND REDUCES GREENHOUSE GASES SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROUS OXIDES, SULFUR DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, AND OZONE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. RIPARIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVES WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING THE LOAD OF SEDIMENT, UNWANTED MINERALS, AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS, SLOWS THE RATE OF FLOW FROM THE CATCHMENT AREA, REDUCES EROSION OF THE SOIL BED AND REDUCES STRESS ON DOWNSTREAM WATERWAYS.THESE PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING: FLOOD MITIGATION WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR DRINKING, AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER PURPOSES PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PREVENTING DAMAGE AND REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE VARIOUS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, SUCH AS POLLINATION, WATER PURIFICATION, AND FISH HABITAT ENHANCED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE BY REDUCING THE VULNERABILITY OF DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, SUCH AS HEAVY RAINFALL AND STORMS.

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.

RIO GRANDE RETURN WILL ASSIST IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RIPARIAN AND WETLAND HABITAT WITHIN THE VALLE DE ORO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ("VDO").THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON COMPLEMENTING EXISTING RIO GRANDE RETURN INVESTMENTS AT VDO FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT AND THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT RIVER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

FAMILY TIES MENTORING PROGRAM

COACHING FOR LIFE

SBIR PHASE I: INNOVATIVE RECYCLABLE NYLON TEXTILE YARNS -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT INCLUDES REDUCING TEXTILE WASTE ENTERING THE LANDFILLS, WHICH IS NEARLY 28 BILLIONS POUNDS A YEAR IN THE US ALONE. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON NEW AND DISRUPTIVE WAYS OF MANUFACTURING NOVEL NYLON FIBERS FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN SUCH A WAY THAT LESS POLLUTIVE MONOMATERIAL CLOTHING CAN BE REALIZED. THE MODIFIED NYLON FIBERS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF THE FIBERS, PARTICULARLY THEIR ELASTICITY AND RECOVERY ENABLING IT TO REPLACE POLLUTIVE ELASTIC POLYURETHANE BASED FIBERS SUCH AS ELASTANE (LYCRA). THE IMPROVEMENT IN THESE PROPERTIES MAKES THE USE OF THE MODIFIED NYLON FIBERS 100% RECYCLABLE WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR COMFORT AND STRETCH. THE MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF THE TECHNOLOGY ARE CONSUMER APPAREL COMPANIES THAT WILL INCORPORATE THE IMPROVED FIBERS INTO THEIR TEXTILE PRODUCTS. REUSE OF THE RAW MATERIAL RATHER THAN DISPOSING THEM AT LANDFILL MEANS 100% OF THESE MATERIALS ARE REGENERATED INTO FRESH NEW PRODUCTS WITH ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WITH A NYLON THAT HAS NEARLY 5X LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT. THE COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED THE CHEMISTRY CONCEPT BEHIND THE PROJECT TO ENABLE CREATION OF NYLON YARNS AND ACCESSORIES USED IN APPAREL CREATION THAT MIMIC THE PERFORMANCE OF BLENDED FIBERS (SUCH AS NYLON/ELASTANE) TO ENABLE CREATION OF MONOMATERIAL CLOTHING. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET SIZE FOR THE MODIFIED NYLON IS $7B. THE COMPANY INTENDS TO COMMERCIALIZE ITS PRODUCTS INITIALLY FOR CONSUMER TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS, INCLUDING ATHLEISURE APPAREL AND FASHION BRANDS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A NYLON FIBER WITH BUILT-IN STRETCH/RECOVERY. THIS WILL ENABLE REPLACEMENT OF POLLUTIVE SPANDEX (ELASTANE) FIBERS FROM PERFORMANCE APPAREL. THE MODIFICATION OF NYLON WITH PROPRIETARY ADDITIVES WITH A POTENTIAL 20% INCREASE IN STRETCH AND RECOVERY RESPECT TO THE UNMODIFIED NYLON FIBERS WILL ENABLE REMOVAL OF SPANDEX (ELASTANE) FROM BLENDED YARNS. THIS MONOMATERIAL APPROACH WILL NEGATE THE NEED FOR DISASSEMBLY OF BLENDED FIBERS DURING RECYCLING WITH A TARGET OF 100% RECYCLABILITY. WITH THE CURRENT CHEMISTRY MODIFICATIONS, THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED AN ENHANCED NYLON FIBER THAT HAS >20% STRETCH AND ~100% RECOVERY COMPARED TO UNMODIFIED NYLON. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE STRETCH/RECOVERY PERFORMANCE OF FIBERS AND WHOLE FABRICS THAT USE THE MODIFIED NYLON MONOFIBER. MULTIPLE MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES WILL BE USED DURING THE PROJECT TO CHARACTERIZE THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND SCANNING CALORIMETRY TO ASSESS CRYSTALLINITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR DEGRADATION AND OTHER TECHNIQUES TO MEASURE TENSILE PROPERTIES. THE COMPANY WILL DEVELOP A SET OF FIBERS AND YARNS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF MODIFICATION OF THE NYLON. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

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RIPARIAN PLAYA WETLAND REVEGETATION PROJECT

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT LEGAL COMPLIANCE FOR RECLAMATION PURSUANT TO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE (MRG) PROJECT AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL ACTS OF 1948 AND 1950 (P.L. 80-858 AND 81-516). THE FLOOD CONTROL ACTS PROVIDE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR RECLAMATION TO PURSUE RIVER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE. MAINTENANCE OF THE RIO GRANDE REMAINS ESSENTIAL TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL FLOODING, FLUCTUATING RESERVOIR ELEVATIONS, UNCONTROLLED TRIBUTARY INFLOW, DYNAMIC RIVER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED BANK EROSION. CHANNEL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT INCLUDES ENSURING EFFECTIVE WATER DELIVERY, REDUCING THE RISK OF FLOODING, PROVIDING BANKLINE EROSION PROTECTION, AND TRANSPORTING SEDIMENT. COMPLIANCE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES REQUIRES ENSURING VEGETATION REGROWTH AND PLANTING TO ESTABLISH HABITAT FOR ENDANGER SPECIES.THE RECIPIENT WILL:1. PROVIDE SAFETY FOR ALL PERSONNEL, PROJECT PARTNERS, CONTRACTORS, AND VISITORS DURING PROJECT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PROVIDING PROJECT SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT.2. MANAGE AND IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING PROJECT ACTIVITIES (ALL OCCURRING WITHIN THE BB-343 SIDE CHANNEL EXCEPT WHEN TRANSPORTING WATER FOR SALVAGED PLANT MATERIALS STORAGE CRIBS AND MOBILIZING DEMOBILIZING EQUIPMENT):

TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, MENTORSHIP, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO VULNERABLE WOMEN, EMPOWERING THEM TO START UP AND REGISTER THEIR BUSINESSES AND GAIN ACCESS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

TO ECONOMICALLY EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN RURAL, HOME-STAY TOURISM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

THE RECIPIENT SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE RETURNS OF VULNERABLE RETURNEE FAMILIES IN HERZEGOVINA.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.