Coalition For Clean Air

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED GRANT IS TO CONDUCT AMBIENT AIR MONITORING OF POLLUTANTS OF GREATEST CONCERN IN COMMUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES STEMMING FROM POLLUTION AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.ACTIVITIES:THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO MONITOR THEIR OWN AIR QUALITY AND TO PROMOTE AIR QUALITY MONITORING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT: LEVERAGE EXISTING AIR QUALITY EXPERTISE, EXPAND USE OF COMMUNITY MONITORING GROUPS AND OTHER APPROACHES THAT GIVE THE COMMUNITY A VOICE IN THE MONITORING OF THE AIR QUALITY, AND BUILD A FOUNDATION OF TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING FROM WHICH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL: PROVIDE EDUCATION, REAL-TIME INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY INFORMATION AT STUDY LOCATIONS, ACCESS TO THE FREE AIRVISUAL APP TO MONITOR AIR QUALITY, AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY MITIGATION AS APPROPRIATE AT YMCA FACILITIES TO FURTHER IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES.SUBRECIPIENT:FIVE YMCAS WILL RECEIVE SUBAWARDS OF $10,000 EACH TO DO TRAINING AN OUTREACH RELATED TO THE PROJECT.OUTCOMES:PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA AND ANALYSIS IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT FALL IN AIR QUALITY MONITORING GAPS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INSTALL FILTRATION DEVICES IN HVAC SYSTEMS TO CREATE CLEAN-AIR SAFE HAVENS DURING SMOKE EVENTS AND OTHER HIGH POLLUTANT DAYS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNMITY EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO REAL-TIME MONITORING DATA. OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESULTING IN IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ABLE TO ACCESS FILTERED AIR DURING SMOKE SEASON.