Renewal Foundation Inc

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,490,240 TO THE SOUTHWEST RENEWAL FOUNDATION OF HIGH POINT, INC UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA). SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE POLLUTION IN AIR, LAND, AND WATER INCLUDING FOR THE KEY DRINKING WATER SOURCE THE RICHLAND CREEK WATERSHED, BUILD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND A COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK AMONG PARTNERS, BUILD ON PRIOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, PROVIDE WORKFORCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BOLSTER COMMUNITY STRENGTH FOCUSING ALL PROJECTS ON THE VISION OF A GREEN SOUTHWEST HIGH POINT NEIGHBORHOOD MAKING IT A KEY GREEN AND EQUITABLE DISTRICT, AND A MODEL FOR THE CITY AND THE STATE. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: PLANTING NEW TREES, CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, COMPLETING DESIGN PLANS, INSTALLING NINE NEW PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, BUILDING A PERVIOUS-SURFACE URBAN GREENWAY AND PERVIOUS SIDEWALK, RENOVATING AN EXISTING BUILDING, CONDUCTING WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AND UPGRADE AGING SEWER LINES LEAKING INTO RICHLAND CREEK, INSTALLING ENERGY-EFFICIENCY MEASURES AND SYSTEMS AT TWO SITES, UPGRADING HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEMS INCLUDING CHILLER FOR CLASSROOMS AND GYM, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTING, REPLACE AIR DUCTS, AND AN AGING, LEAKING ROOF WITH NEW COOL ROOF, CONTINUE WATER QUALITY TESTING, INSTALLING FIVE CAMERAS TO MONITOR ILLEGAL DUMPING, AND LUNCHING ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN WITH COMMUNITY COORDINATORS. SUBRECIPIENT:ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH SUBAWARDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) PLANT NEW TREES, 2) CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, 3) COMPLETE DESIGN PLANS, 4) INSTALL NINE NEW PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS 5) BUILD A PERVIOUS-SURFACE URBAN GREENWAY AND PERVIOUS SIDEWALKS 6) RENOVATE AN EXISTING BUILDING, 7) CONDUCT WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AND UPGRADE AGING SEWER LINES LEAKING INTO RICHLAND CREEK, 8) INSTALL ENERGY-EFFICIENCY MEASURES AND SYSTEMS AT TWO SITES, 9) UPGRADE HVAC SYSTEMS INCLUDING CHILLER FOR CLASSROOMS AND GYM; LED LIGHTING, REPLACE AIR DUCTS, AND AN AGING, LEAKING ROOF WITH NEW COOL ROOF 10) CONTINUE WATER QUALITY TESTING, 11) INSTALL FIVE CAMERAS TO MONITOR ILLEGAL DUMPING, AND 12) LUNCH ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN WITH COMMUNITY COORDINATORS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY BELOW.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE CONDUCTING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND WORKFORCE TRAININGS, PREPARING QUARTERLY WRITTEN REPORTS, AND DISSEMINATING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INCREASED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AS MEASURED BY REDUCED DAMAGE AND RECOVERY COSTS, REDUCED AIR POLLUTION FROM TRANSPORTATION, AS MEASURED BY REDUCED NUMBER OF DAYS WITH UNSAFE AIR QUALITY, DECREASED INCIDENCE OF ASTHMA, ESPECIALLY IN VULNERABLE YOUTH AND ELDERLY, CLEANER NEIGHBORHOOD WITH LESS TRASH AND WASTE ON LAND AND IN WATERBODIES, DECREASED LEVELS OF NEIGHBORHOOD SEWER LEAKAGES, INFLOW, AND INFILTRATION, DECREASED LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION IN RICHLAND CREEK AND INCREASED PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LITERACY. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND THE CITIZENS OF HIGH POINT NORTH CAROLINA.

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.