Metropolitan Mayors Caucus

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA). EPA'S CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (REO) GRANT PROGRAM WILL FUND A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE WASTE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES, AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION OF THE RECYCLING STREAM, FUND PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON COMMONLY RECYCLED MATERIALS SUCH AS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (E.G., PLASTICS, ALUMINUM, PAPER, GLASS, ETC.), INCLUDING FOOD WASTE AND ORGANICS, AND/OR FUND PROJECTS AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED CHANGE, BENEFITS, AND SUPPORT BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS' EFFORTS TO MEET THE REO GRANTS ELEMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS WILL LEAD A BROADLY COLLABORATIVE RECYCLING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS TO SERVE 275 MUNICIPALITIES AND 7 COUNTIES. THE CAMPAIGN WILL LEVERAGE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE OF SOLID WASTE AGENCIES, COUNTIES, AND RECYCLING ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY EDUCATE AND ENGAGE RESIDENTS TO INCREASE COLLECTION AND REDUCE CONTAMINATION IN THE RECYCLED MATERIALS STREAM. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE: 1. ENGAGE PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGN IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS THAT HAVE PROVIDED LETTERS OF SUPPORT. 2. ENGAGE CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP BASELINE RECYCLING AND CONTAMINATION RATES 3. ENGAGE MMC ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE COMMUNITY LEADERS AROUND REO NEEDS 4. HIRE AND ANNUALLY TRAIN AN OUTREACH MANAGER TO WORK ACROSS THE REGION 5. DEVELOP AND RELEASE RFP FOR COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING SERVICES 6. ASSESS PROPOSALS AND SELECT MARKETING CONTRACTOR 7. DRAFT POTENTIAL BRAND LOGOS, TAGLINES/SHORT-FORM MESSAGING 8. SOLICIT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON DRAFTS 9. FINALIZE BRAND LOGO AND TAGLINES 10. DEPLOY OUTREACH COORDINATOR TO COMMUNITY EVENTS 11. DEVELOP LONGER-FORM MESSAGING TO APPEAR ON REGIONAL/PROJECT WEBSITE 12. DESIGN WEBSITE WITH ACCESS TO DOWNLOADS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES, EXPLANATIONS FOR PRODUCTS THAT CAUSE CONFUSION THAT OFFER ALTERNATIVE REUSE AND COMPOSTING WHEN APPLICABLE 13. PREPARE BRANDED ASSETS FOR VARIOUS AD FORMATS (BILLBOARDS, TRANSIT, SOCIAL MEDIA AD BUYS, CART TAGS, MOVIE THEATER PRE-SHOWS, CHURCH BULLETINS AND PUBLICATIONS IN OTHER LANGUAGES ) 14. LAUNCH WEBSITE AND BEGIN ADS 15. RUN ADS 16. SOLICIT/SYNTHESIZE PUBLIC FEEDBACK FROM AROUND THE REGION 17. MONITOR AND REPORT KEY DATA METRICS, INCLUDING RECYCLING RATES AND CONTAMINATION SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS TO THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ACTIONS: DUPAGE COUNTY: FOCUS MULTI-LINGUAL OUTREACH IN LOW PERFORMING COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL NON-PROFITS. SUPPORT USE OF CART-STICKERS WILL COUNTY: DISTRIBUTE COLLABORATIVELY PRODUCED MATERIALS TO TARGETED LOCAL PARTNERS AND 37 MUNICIPALITIES TARGETING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. SOLID WASTE AGENCY NORTHERN COOK COUNTY: PERFORM LOCALIZED OUTREACH TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP LEVEL UTILIZING THE COLLABORATIVE PRODUCED MATERIALS IN ADDITION TO DIRECT FEEDBACK ON CART CONTENTS AND MENTOR PROGRAM. SOLID WASTE AGENCY OF LAKE COUNTY: OUTREACH TARGETING DISADVANTAGED CENSUS TRACTS AND DRIVE TRAFFIC TO WEBSITE TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS RECYCLABLE. MCHENRY COUNTY: EDUCATION FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY ENTITIES AND LOW PARTICIPATION AREAS. KANE COUNTY: PERFORM LOCALIZED OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS WITH A FOCUS ON LOW PERFORMING COMMUNITIES AND DISADVANTAGED CENSUS TRACTS; WILL PROVIDE DIRECT FEEDBACK TO RESIDENTS AND CONDUCT MULTIFAMILY OUTREACH. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 1) OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED (NUMBER OF FEEDBACK RESPONSES RECEIVED DURING BRAND DEVELOPMENT, NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITS A

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS (MMC) TO UPDATE EXISTING REGIONAL CLIMATE MITIGATION PLANS TO ADDRESS GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS AND REDUCTION MEASURES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN AREA AND TO CONDUCT MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH LOW- INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND COORDINATE WITH GEOGRAPHICALLY PROXIMATE TRIBES AS APPROPRIATE. SPECIFICALLY, MMC WILL LEAD THE PROPOSED PLANNING WORK FOR THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, COORDINATION, AND PARTICIPATION OF MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES, STATE AND REGIONAL AGENCIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.ACTIVITIES:IN GENERAL, ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE UPDATING OF PLANS TO REDUCE CLIMATE POLLUTION (I.E., TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS AND/OR ENHANCE CARBON SINKS). SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE UPDATING THE EXISTING REGIONAL GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY TO PROJECT FUTURE EMISSIONS, DEVELOP REDUCTION TARGETS, AND QUANTIFY REDUCTION MEASURES. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE MADE TO CONTRIBUTING ENTITIES TO COMPLETE THE PCAP, CCAP, STATUS REPORT, AND THE LIDAC BENEFITS ANALYSIS. OUTCOMES:THREE KEY DELIVERABLES WILL BE PRODUCED AND SUBMITTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM PERIOD, INCLUDING: A PRIORITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (PCAP), DUE MARCH 1, 2024; A COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CCAP), DUE TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE AWARD; AND A STATUS REPORT, DUE AT THE CLOSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A PCAP AND CCAP THAT IDENTIFIES: TONS OF POLLUTION (GHGS AND CO-POLLUTANTS) REDUCED OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE MEASURES; TONS OF POLLUTION (GHGS AND CO-POLLUTANTS) REDUCED ANNUALLY; AND TONS OF POLLUTION (GHGS AND CO-POLLUTANTS) REDUCED WITH RESPECT TO LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. OTHER EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A GENERAL BENEFITS ANALYSIS AND A MORE TARGETED BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF LOW INCOME/DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CHICAGO MSA, LOW INCOME/DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE MUNICIPAL EV READINESS PROGRAM WILL SERVE A DIVERSE SET OF MUNICIPALITIES BY PREPARING THEM TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EVS AND EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROGRAM WILL GUIDE AT LEAST 30 MUNICIPALITIES TO BECOME EV READY BY: FACILITATING THE SAFE, RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, PROMOTING EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS IN EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SUPPORTING THE GROWING TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION ECOSYSTEM.

GLRI: ILLINOIS URBAN FOREST RESTORATION

GLRI: ILLINOIS URBAN FOREST RESTORATION FOR EAB

THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION BY REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM IN-USE DIESEL ENGINES. THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE

ILLINOIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL EMERALD ASH BORER

GLRI: MUNICIPAL SUB-GRANT PROGRAM FOR REPLACEMENT OF TREES IMPACTED BY EAB

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT UNDER THE PUBLIC LAW 111-88. THE ILL

THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS WILL WORK WITH MUNICIPAL LEADERS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. THIS WILL BE ACCO

THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS GRANT PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE MISSION OF IMPROVING ENERGY LITERACY AND BUILDING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO REGION.

METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH GREENEST REGION COMPACT (GRC) COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS ACROSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. THESE PROJECTS ARE SELECTED BY COMMUNITIES BASED ON THEIR NEEDS AND WILL ADDRESS KEY MUNICIPAL CONCERNS INCLUDING AIR POLLUTION, CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.