Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc

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.

THE COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL DESIGN, FABRICATE, EVALUATE AND INSTALL THREE NEW COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS VISITORS. A LEARNING HUB WILL PROVIDE SEATING AND SHELTER, INFORMATION ON GARDENS AND FACILITIES, AND IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT A PARTICULAR GARDEN OR TOPIC. THE LEARNING HUB WILL BE TESTED AND EVALUATED AS A PROTOTYPE FOR FUTURE HUBS TO BE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN. A NEW NATURE PLAY SPACE WITH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIVE STRUCTURES WILL ENCOURAGE YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT PLANTS AND NATURE THROUGH MUSIC, HANDS-ON CREATIONS, AND IMAGINARY PLAY. IMPROVED AND CRITICALLY-NEEDED ORIENTATION AND WAYFINDING ELEMENTS WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED AT THE GARDEN'S NEW ENTRANCE. THE PROJECT WILL INTRODUCE MULTIMODAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THE SITE AS PART OF A 20-YEAR MASTER INTERPRETIVE PLAN.

COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL IMPLEMENT A 36-MONTH PROJECT, "A GARDEN THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY THAT GARDENS: GROWING HORTICULTURE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE," AIMED AT EXPANDING HORTICULTURE'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY WILL ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ADDRESS AN URGENT REGIONAL COMMUNITY NEED FOR NEW CAREER PATHS AND TRAINED RECRUITS IN SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE. THE BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL LEVERAGE ITS COLLECTIONS, STAFF, FACILITIES, AND PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, CO-CREATED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN ASPECTS OF CONSUMER HORTICULTURE AND TO CREATE TRUSTED SPACES FOR COMMUNITY LEARNING. THEY WILL CREATE THREE INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY CATALYST TRACKS, FOCUSING ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FOR YOUTH, ADVANCED STUDIES IN HORTICULTURE FOR LANDSCAPERS, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS, AND COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT FOR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY.

THE COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE A NEW DIALOGUE-BASED APPROACH FOR ENGAGING VISITORS ON TWO ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT, EMOTIONALLY COMPLEX, AND SOCIALLY CHALLENGING TOPICS OF INTEREST: CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. IN COLLABORATION WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAM OF EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND EVALUATION PARTNERS, THE GARDEN WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR DOCENTS, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS TO FACILITATE LEARNING DIALOGUES WITH VISITORS ON THESE TOPICS. AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WILL MEASURE THE EFFICACY OF THE TRAINING USING ONSITE DOCUMENTATION OF CONVERSATIONS AND POST-VISIT INVESTIGATION OF VISITORS’ EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE GARDEN INTENDS TO IMPROVE VISITORS’ WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND PARTICIPATE IN DIALOGUE ON THESE TOPICS, AS WELL AS MAKE CONNECTIONS FROM THE NATURAL WORLD TO THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.

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