Institute For Sustainable Communities

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (ISC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,000,000, AS PART OF A BIFURCATED AWARD FOR PASSTHROUGH GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY CAA 138(B). ISC'S NATIONAL GRANTMAKER PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED BY INFLATION REDUCTION ACT APPROPRIATIONS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $60,000,000 DIVIDED INTO TWO AWARDS OF AN INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD. THE BIFURCATED AWARD IS DERIVED FROM THE SAME FUNDING SOURCE BUT MAINTAINING SEPARATE BUT OVERLAPPING TIMELINES AND DISTINCT WORKPLANS THAT MEET THE OVERALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD, WHICH WILL ENABLE ISC AS THE EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER TO 1) PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN EPA REGIONS 1, 2, AND 3 THAT FILL GAPS IDENTIFIED IN THE REGIONAL GRANTMAKER PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY IN HARD TO REACH AREAS, 2) BUILD THE CAPACITY OF SUBAWARDEES TO CARRY OUT THEIR PROJECTS AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGH REGULAR WORKSHOPS, PEER LEARNING SESSIONS, AND CONSULTATIONS WITH TECHNICAL PRACTITIONERS; 3) BUILD OUT AND MAINTAIN A THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTMAKER PROGRAM DATA VISUALIZATION AND COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH DETAILS ABOUT THE GRANTMAKER PROGRAM AND THE SUBAWARDS SUPPORTING PROJECTS IN URBAN, RURAL, REMOTE, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND 4) COORDINATE WITH THE OTHER NATIONAL GRANTMAKERS TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTMAKER PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES:THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, AS THE EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER, WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES IN THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD PHASE: - IMPLEMENT A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT SUBAWARD PROCESS THAT DISTRIBUTES FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITIES REFERRED BY THE REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS IN EPA REGIONS 1, 2, AND 3 AND THE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ORDER TO FILL GAPS IN THE REGIONAL PROGRAMS. THIS SUBAWARD PROCESS WILL COMPLY WITH EPA SUBAWARD POLICY AND 2 CFR 200. - CONDUCT POST AWARD MONITORING OF SUBGRANTEES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND ASSESS PROGRESS WITH REGULAR REPORTING ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE FUNDED PROJECTS. - PROVIDE ISC SUBAWARDEES AND REGIONS 1-3 GRANTMAKERS WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING SESSIONS ON TOPICS AND TOOLS SUCH AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AUDIT PROCESSES, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND 2 CFR 200 COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. - IMPLEMENT AN EASTERN NATIONAL EVALUATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS IN R1-3 TO SHARE AND TRACK DATA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE PART OF THE EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER WEBSITE, WHICH WILL ALSO HOST THE DATA VISUALIZATION PLATFORM TO AGGREGATE AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND TYPES OF PROJECTS SUPPORTED THROUGH SUBAWARDS. - IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE SOCIAL IMPACT STORYTELLING TO COMMUNICATE AND AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM, SHOWCASING HOW THE PROGRAM IS REACHING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH SUPPORT TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND LOWERING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN COMMUNITIES FACING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS. - COORDINATE WITH THE OTHER NATIONAL GRANTMAKERS TO FACILITATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE, KNOWLEDGE BUILDING, CONSISTENCY OF DATA ACROSS REGIONS, AND TO ENSURE THE OVERALL SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTMAKER PROGRAM. THE ACTIVITIES IN THE INITIAL AWARD FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON ISC'S SYSTEMS MOBILIZATION TO SET UP THE PROGRAM AS THE EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER AND PROVIDING COORDINATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO THE SYSTEMS MOBILIZATION EFFORTS OF THE R1, 2, AND 3 GRANTMAKERS. THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS SUBSEQUENT AWARD ARE FOCUSED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF SUBAWARDS, PROVIDING COMPLIANCE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS AND TO SUBAWARDEES, AND EVALUATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND STORYTELLING FOR THE THRIVING COM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 457 785.00 TO INCREASE THE TOTAL OBLIGATED AMOUNT FROM $2 892

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO PROVIDE THE INITIAL AWARD OF $12,000,000 TO THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (ISC), AS THE EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER, AS PART OF A BIFURCATED AWARD FOR PASSTHROUGH GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY CAA 138(B). THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (ISC) NATIONAL GRANTMAKER PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) APPROPRIATIONS AT THE LEVEL TOTALING $50,000,000 DIVIDED INTO TWO AWARDS OF AN INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD. THIS BIFURCATED AWARD IS DERIVED FROM THE SAME FUNDING SOURCE BUT MAINTAINING SEPARATE BUT OVERLAPPING TIMELINES THAT MEET THE OVERALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD. THE INITIAL AWARD GRANT FUNDS WILL ENABLE THE GRANTMAKER TO PERFORM THE TASKS NEEDED TO ESTABLISH AND CARRY OUT THE PROPOSED PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, OUTREACH, AND SYSTEM MOBILIZATION EFFORTS FOR ESTABLISHING THE COLLECTION, REVIEW, SELECTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE EJ THRIVING COMMUNITIES SUBGRANTS. THROUGH THE ISC TEAM'S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN GRANTMAKING AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR EQUITY-CENTERED APPROACHES THAT BUILD ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OUTCOMES, THEY WILL ENSURE THAT EPA FUNDS UNDER THE THRIVING COMMUNITY GRANTMAKER PROGRAM ARE CHANNELED TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST IN NEED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE AS THE NATIONAL-EASTERN GRANTMAKER PROVIDING SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS EPA REGIONS 1-3. ISC'S DIVERSE TEAM BRINGS EXPERTISE IN MANAGING TWO NATIONAL GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS ALONGSIDE THEIR ONLINE PLATFORM THEY ARE DEVELOPING FOR THE NATIONAL EJ THRIVING COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER AN EASY-TO-USE EASTERN NATIONAL EVALUATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED TO TRACK GRANTMAKING DATA FOR REGIONS 1, 2 AND 3; AND, THROUGH A DATA VISUALIZATION HUB, ILLUSTRATE SUCCESSES AND OUTCOMES OF THE TCGM PROGRAM FOR EPA REGIONS 1, 2 AND 3.ACTIVITIES:THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, ISC, AS THE EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER, WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES OF THIS INITIAL AWARD SETTING UP AND PROVIDING: 1)COORDINATION SERVICES TO THE REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS FOR EPA REGIONS 1, 2 AND 3, SUPPORTING THEM WITH REGULAR MEETINGS, ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR REGIONAL GRANTMAKING APPLICATIONS AND INTAKE PROCESSES, AND OTHER SUPPORT REQUESTS THROUGH DEVELOPING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT (.G., LANGUAGE TRANSLATION AND ACCESS, TRIBAL OUTREACH, OR DEVELOPING QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING PROCESSES ALONG WITH COORDINATION WITH THE OTHER NATIONAL GRANTMAKERS); 2) DEVELOPMENT OF AN EASTERN NATIONAL GRANTMAKER WEBSITE, THAT WILL INCLUDE A DATA VISUALIZATION HUB AND EASTERN NATIONAL EVALUATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM WITH PUBLIC-FACING GRANTMAKING INFORMATION AND DATA TRACKING AND EVALUATION TOOLS FOR REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS AND APPLICANTS IN EPA REGIONS 1, 2 AND 3. THIS TOOL WILL FACILITATE OUTREACH, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ACCESS TO DATA, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES THAT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS' (CBOS) MAY NEED IN THE APPLICATION OR SUBAWARD MANAGEMENT PROCESS; 3) ANNUAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING CONVENINGS WITH EASTERN REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS, DELIVERY OF BIANNUAL WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER CAPACITY-BUILDING AND TRAINING ACROSS VARIOUS TOPICS IDENTIFIED BY THE REGION 1, 2 AND 3 GRANTMAKERS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR SUB-AWARDEES, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE TCGM PROGRAM; 4) ISC WILL ESTABLISH EQUITABLE PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE INCLUDING FACILITATED PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE TRAINING FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRANTS PROCESSING; 5) SYSTEMS MOBILIZATIONS EFFORTS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CBO ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW. ISC WILL HAVE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH APPL

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR US-CHINA CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (ISC) TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THRIVING COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (EJ TCTAC). THE ISC TEAM'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE OFFER THE NATIONAL EJ TCTAC NETWORK A ROBUST NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM THAT WILL BUILD CAPACITY, REDUCE DUPLICATION, AND USE COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES TO SUPPORT ALL LEVELS OF THE EJ TCTAC PROGRAM. USING ISC'S NETWORKS, INCLUDING ISC'S NATIONAL CLIMATE LEADERS OF COLOR NETWORK AND ASAP'S MEMBERS, THEY WILL ESTABLISH A NATIONAL EJ TCTAC THAT WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF REGIONAL TCTACS, LOCAL LEADERS, COMMUNITIES, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) PROVIDERS THROUGH NEEDS-BASED, VIRTUAL, AND IN-PERSON SUPPORT AND COORDINATED ACTIVITIES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES. A KEY COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL TCTAC WILL BE ENSURING THE MEASURABLE SUCCESS OF THE REGIONAL CENTERS. WHEN REGIONAL NEEDS EMERGE, THE TEAM WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND COMMUNITIES. IN COORDINATION WITH THE EPA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), AND REGIONAL CENTER TEAMS, ISC WILL QUICKLY MOBILIZE A NATIONAL CENTER WITH FLEXIBLE, THREE-PRONGED SERVICES THAT CAN ADAPT TO DIVERSE NEEDS THROUGH 1) TAILORED SUPPORT TO REGIONAL TCTACS VIA PEER LEARNING, TOOLS, AND INFORMATION SHARING; 2) SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES USING ISC'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPERTISE; AND 3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE NATIONAL EJ TCTAC PLATFORM FOR INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION, NETWORKING, COLLABORATION, AND GREATER FUNDING ACCESS. USING THE NATIONAL PLATFORM WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, DIRECT CONTACT, AND OTHER OUTREACH, ISC WILL CONNECT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, TA PROVIDERS, POTENTIAL PARTNERS, THE REGIONAL TCTACS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO EACH OTHER AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE ONLINE PLATFORM'S MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATED FEEDBACK MECHANISMS, INTERACTIVE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, AND A MEANS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PROJECT TEAM. THE PLATFORM WILL BE FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF EPA, REGIONAL TCTACS, AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. AT A MINIMUM, THE PLATFORM WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE INTERFACES, INCLUDING 1) PASSWORD-PROTECTED LOGINS FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANT PROFILES; 2) A SPACE FOR REGIONAL TCTAC STAFF, PARTNERS, AND TA PROVIDERS; AND 3) SPACE FOR INTERACTIVE, TWO-WAY CONVERSATION AND CHAT OPTIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS, REGIONAL CENTERS, AND/OR OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROFILES WILL BE USED TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEER AND CONTRACTED TA SERVICES AS WELL AS TO STRENGTHEN NETWORKS OF LEADERS AND ROLE MODEL CHAMPIONS. WE WILL COMPLEMENT THESE WITH WEBINARS AND MATERIALS ON PARTNERSHIP AND COALITION BUILDING. THE PLATFORM WILL ALSO HOUSE AN ATTRACTIVE, EASY-TO-USE, AND SEARCHABLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE LIBRARY TO SHARE WITH REGIONAL. BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE ISC TEAM PLANS TO LAUNCH THE ONLINE PLATFORM. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE NATIONAL EJ TCTAC ONLINE PLATFORM, COORDINATION AND PLANNING MEETINGS, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, NATIONAL AND LOCAL RESOURCE ANALYSES, DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS DATABASE, SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, COMPILING AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND PRODUCTS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONDUCTING REGIONAL TCTACS NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, PARTNERSHIP FACILITATION, REGIONAL TCTACS TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUPPORTING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS' INCREASED ABILITY TO APPLY FOR AND MANAGE GRANTS ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE ISSUES, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, STORMWATER AND FLOODING, AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. ISC WILL ALSO HOLD BIANNUAL TOPIC BASED WEBINARS/WORKSHOPS, ANNUAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING CONVENINGS, ROLE MODELS AND LEADER WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT AND FIN

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