United Latinos Promoviendo Accion Civica

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 $416,395 AND APPROVES PREAWARD COSTS BACK TO AUGUST 1, 2023. 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 DEVELOP AND PROVIDE CURRICULUM TO TRAIN STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY ISSUES, AND DEPLOY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE AIR QUALITY MONITORS IN SCHOOLS AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: SUCCESSFULLY TRAINING COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS FOR MONITOR PLACEMENT, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS; AND IMPROVED CONFIDENCE AND ABILITY TO EXPLAIN AIR QUALITY. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO WILL HAVE DECREASED RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS, INCLUDING CANCER AND NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS.