Groundwork Hudson Valley Inc

FUNDING IS PROVIDED TO ACHIEVE THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS TO RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH AND WATER QUALITY OF THE SAW MI

GLOBAL,LOCAL,COASTAL: PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION FOR A CHANGING PLANET

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT CREATING THE URBAN FORESTRY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE TECHNICAL AND CAREER PATHWAY AT THE BARACK OBAMA HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTHWEST

GET FRESH YONKERS: BRINGING SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITIES TO YONKERS

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY TO CONDUCT AREA-WIDE PLANNING FOR BROWNFIELDS IN YONKERS, NEW YORK. THE AREA-WIDE PLAN WI

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO GROUNDWORKS HUDSON VALLEY TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT, WHICH WILL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES, THAT WILL SERVE TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIOR THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT IN YONKERS, NEW YORK. THE GRANTEE WILL DO THIS BY EDUCATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON FLOODING AND HOW FLOODING IMPACTS THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS CONNECTING THE DROPS: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS PROJECT. GROUNDWORKS HUDSON VALLEY WILL USE CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON FIELD EXPERIENCE TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT WATER QUALITY, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY, AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS SUCH AS FLOODS AND HURRICANES. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN YONKERS, NEW YORK AND PROVIDE STUDENTS SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE: RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE CLASSROOM LESSONS ON WATER QUALITY, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RESILIENCY TO PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; AND INSTALL FIVE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SUCH AS RAIN GARDENS, NATIVE SPECIES PLANTING, RIPARIAN BUFFERS AND HILLSIDE STABILIZATION TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF STORMWATER AND FLOODING IN THE LOCAL AFFECTED COMMUNITY. SUBRECIPIENT:GROUNDWORKS HUDSON VALLEY WILL ISSUE SUBAWARDS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT. THE SUBAWARDEES WILL PROVIDE COORDINATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTING STUDENTS IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN PRIORITY LOCATIONS TO ASSIST IN THE MITIGATION RELATED TO THE IMPACT OF FLOODING IN THE LOCAL AFFECTED COMMUNITY. OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE OF MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS OF PROBLEM AWARENESS, STEM KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS ON LOCAL WATER QUALITY, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RELATED TO FLOODING IN THE AFFECTED AREA; DELIVERY OF THREE LESSON MODULES FOR PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; AND IMPLEMENT FIVE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO MITIGATE FLOODING . DIRECT BENEFICIARIES ARE STUDENTS LOCATED IN YONKERS, NEW YORK.

MARKETING AND PROMOTING THE GET FRESH YO

MARKETING AND PROMOTING THE GET FRESH YONKERS MARKETS AND COOP

THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE WATER POLLUTION BY BUILDING LASTING STEWARD GROUPS AMONG PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK ALONG THE SAW MILL RIVER, A TARGETED ENVI

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM

THE PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LOCATED IN YONKERS, NEW YORK ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS RELATED TO FLOODING AND EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCY. THROUGH TRAINING AND A HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY INTENDS TO DEMONSTRATE TO RESIDENTS HOW TO REDUCE, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO HEAT WAVES, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE STORMWATER RUNOFF.

GROUNDWORK HUDSON??OS SCIENCE BARGE IS AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ON THE HUDSON RIVER FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDS

IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LENAPE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX, GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY IS REQUESTING FUNDING FROM THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO SUPPORT A UNIQUE YOUTH INTERNSHIP BASED IN YONKERS, NY. THIS COMMUNITY-BASED INTERNSHIP WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE YOUTH IN YONKERS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, EXPERIENCE AND VALUE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY AND THE LENAPE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR ONE YOUTH INTERNSHIP WITH TIME BEING SPENT IN THE CITY OF YONKERS, NY LEADING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND RESTORATION PROJECTS AND TIME SPENT ON THE LENAPE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX LEARNING NEW RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. THE YOUTH INTERN WOULD BE SUPERVISED BY THE GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY S YOUTH LEADER, WHICH CURRENTLY RUNS A NUMBER OF AWARD-WINNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. THE YOUTH WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS AND LIAISON BETWEEN YONKERS, NY AND THE LENAPE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ONBOARD ONE 12-WEEK INTERN IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS OCCURRING WITH THE URBAN WILDLIFE REFUGE PARTNERSHIP IN THE CITY OF YONKERS, NY. IN PARTICULAR, THIS INTERN WILL SUPPORT THE MISSION OF WALLKILL RIVER NWR AND GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY. THE RECIPIENT GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY WILL SUPERVISE THIS INTERN DURING THE 12-WEEK PERIOD. THE SERVICE WILL HOUSE THE INTERN AND COORDINATE THE TASKS RELATED TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND RESTORATION PROJECTS IN YONKERS, NY. THIS INTERN WILL NETWORK WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CREATE AND CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON AND OFF REFUGE LANDS, AND ASSIST WITH THE FWS URBAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

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