Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUST. THE LA NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUST IS A MEMBER OF THE CROSS-SECTORAL LA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING (LA ROSAH) COLLABORATIVE THAT IS PARTNERING WITH NORTHEAST LA COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, IMPACTED LOCAL RESIDENTS, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT TO ONE OF LOS ANGELES'S BIGGEST NEW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS: A 100-ACRE PARK AT THE HISTORIC FORMER RAIL MAINTENANCE YARD, TAYLOR YARD. NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES TAYLOR YARD EQUITY STRATEGY (NELA TYES) LEVERAGES EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND PHASES OF WORK BETWEEN THE PARTNERS WHO SEEK TO UTILIZE THE EJ COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING MODEL TO ENSURE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WILL (1) DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A NELA MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATIVE THAT WILL FURTHER ARTICULATE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN STRATEGIES FOR EQUITY, HEALTH, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NELA, (2) BUILD THE LONG-TERM CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA; AND (3) POSITION NELA FOR FUNDING TO ACHIEVE THEIR VISION. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. PREAWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 2024. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COORDINATING AND FACILITATING ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, PROVIDING CENTRALIZED GRANT MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISE THE NELA TYES (NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES TAYLOR YARD EQUITABLE STRATEGY) COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, CONTINUING TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS FOR THE PROJECT WITH NELA CBOS IDENTIFIED AS SUBAWARDS, THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY CALENDAR, FOUR TASK FORCE CONVENINGS WHERE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED EJ SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.SUBRECIPIENT:HERE ARE THE THREE SUBAWARDS THAT ARE BEING MANAGED BY THE MAIN RECIPIENT. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, FOLAR (FRIENDS OF THE LA RIVER) WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TASK FORCE/ NELA MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATIVE AND ADMINISTER A YEARLONG RIVER FELLOWS YOUTH TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, LA MAS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TASK FORCE/NELA MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATIVE AND ADMINISTER NELA HOUSING JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE TO ADDRESS HOUSING ISSUES. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, MUJERES DE LA TIERRA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TASK FORCE/NELA MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATIVE AND ADMINISTER FOUR PUBLIC EDUCATION ENGAGEMENTS SURROUNDING LOCAL BROWNFIELD CONTAMINATION AND CLEANUP.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY CALENDAR, FOUR TASK FORCE CONVENINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NELA (NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES) MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATIVE, A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM ON BROWNFIELD CONTAMINATION, YOUTH STEM FELLOWS' PROGRAM, A COMMUNITY DEVELOPED EJ SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, AND A BI-ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE SUSTAINED COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, INCREASED AWARENESS ON BROWNFIELDS AND STEM, TIMELY INPUT ON TAYLOR YARD INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAMS, IMPROVED COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, AND FORMALIZED COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE UNDERSERVED, DISADVANTAGED OVERBURDENED ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES.

THE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUSTS "BUILDING UP LA'S GARDENS" PROGRAM...