Center For Sustainable Communities Inc

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $498,401 UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO MONITOR THEIR OWN AIR QUALITY AND TO PROMOTE AIR QUALITY MONITORING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND 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.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES 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 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.SUBRECIPIENT:TWO SUBCONTRACTS TOTALING $198,448 OVER THE 3-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE MADE TO THE GEORGIA TECH, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION (GTRC) AND THE GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION (GTARC). WHILE SEPARATE SUBCONTRACTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE INCLUSION OF THESE TWO SEPARATE DIVISIONS OF GEORGIA TECH, THEY WILL BE MANAGED AS A SINGLE ENTITY. $74,796 OF THE SUBAWARD WILL FUND THE EFFORTS OF THE MAP-USA TEAM MEMBERS THAT WORK UNDER THE GTRC. THE REMAINING $123,652 OF THE SUBAWARD WILL FUND THE EFFORTS OF THE MAP-USA TEAM THAT WORK UNDER THE GTARC. (NOTE: GEORGIA TECH CONSISTS OF THE TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY KNOWN AS 'GEORGIA TECH' AND THE APPLIED RESEARCH ARM KNOWN AS THE 'GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE.' FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAP-USA, THE TWO ENTITIES WILL OPERATE AS A SINGLE ORGANIZATION AND IS REFERENCED THROUGHOUT THIS PROPOSAL AS 'GEORGIA TECH', HOWEVER THE SEPARATE SUBCONTRACTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES SINCE THE TWO ENTITIES HAVE DIFFERENT COST RECOVERY RATES AND MODELS.) FOR THE $74,796 THAT WILL REMAIN IN GTRC, $18,056 IS ALLOCATED FOR SR. PERSONNEL COSTS FOR PROFESSORS BREWER AND DENCH FOR ~1-WEEK EQUIVALENT EFFORT PER YEAR TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE MONITORING DATA, ADVISE ON THE WRITING OF ANNUAL REPORTS, AND TO SUPERVISE THE PHD STUDENT CONDUCTING THE WORK. THEIR TIME ALSO INCURS FRINGE BENEFITS AT A TOTAL COST OF $5724 (31.7% OF SR. PERSONNEL COSTS). THE PHD STUDENT WILL BE EMPLOYED FOR 3 SUMMER MONTHS PER YEAR AT A RATE OF $2500/MONTH FOR 3 YEARS ($22,500 TOTAL). OTHER DIRECT COSTS INCLUDE $1000 FOR MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS AT A RATE OF 58.5 CENTS PER MILE. MODIFIED TOTAL DIRECT COSTS ARE $47,279. INDIRECT COSTS ARE CALCULATED AT THE RATE OF 58.2%% OF MODIFIED TOTAL DIRECT COSTS OR $$27,517. THIS RATE IS BASED ON US EPA AS THE PRIME SPONSOR, AND GEORGIA TECH'S FEDERAL FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE (FANDA) RATE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021, 2022 AND 2023. NOTE: PROFESSOR LAURA TAYLOR AND DR. MICHAEL CHANG WILL CONSULT AND PROVIDE ADVICE ON AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND DATA ANALYSES AT RATE OF ~1-WEEK PER YEAR. THEIR PARTICIPATION WILL NOT INCUR CHARGES TO THE PROJECT, HOWEVER. FOR THE $123,652 THAT WILL PASS THROUGH TO THE GTARC, $39,878 IS ALLOCATED FOR SR. PERSONNEL COSTS ACROSS ALL THREE YEARS FOR MR. MATTHEW SWARTS (1-WEEK/YR) AND A RESEARCH ENGINEER (~3-WEEKS/YR) TO WORK WITH THE CSC AND THE TEACHER FELLOWS TO DEVELOP THE GIS TOOLS AND LESSON PLANS. THEIR WORK WILL BE COORDINATED BY MR. KEVIN CARAVATI (~2-DAYS/YR). THEIR TIME ALSO INCLUDES CHARGES FOR COMPENSATED ABSENCES AT A RATE OF 19.8% OF PERSONNEL COSTS ($7092), AND FRINGE BENEFITS AT A RATE OF 27.2297% OF PERSONNEL COSTS + COMPENSATED ABSENCES ($12,790). OVERHEAD ON LABOR IS CHARGED AT 75.95% O

EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENC