Self-Reliance Inc

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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 INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE'S EFFORTS TO MEET THE REO GRANTS ELEMENTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE WILL DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A TOOLKIT FOR A MUNICIPAL AND COMMERCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM; AND CONDUCT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE COMPOSTING. ACTIVITIES:THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DEVELOP A TRAINING MODULE FOCUSED ON REDUCING CONTAMINATION AT COMMUNITY SITES. CREATE HOME COMPOSTING TRAINING MATERIALS AND VIDEOS, AND AN INTERACTIVE TOOLKIT FOR LOCAL COMPOSTING. BUILD A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF LOCAL HANDS-ON COMPOSTING TRAINERS. PRODUCE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ITS INFOGRAPHICS, INFORMATIONAL SIGNAGE TEMPLATES, VIDEO AND OTHER MEDIA CONTENT, AND GUIDES TO AMPLIFY THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING AND HOW TO COMPOST PROPERLY. TRANSLATE OUR RESOURCES INTO OTHER LANGUAGES INCLUDING SPANISH. BUILD A NEW VIRTUAL SOCIAL GATHERING PLATFORM FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COMPOSTER COALITION TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND CONVENE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON NETWORKING EVENTS FOR PEER LEARNING. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESIDENTIAL OR COMMUNITY RECYCLING PROGRAMS; PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECYCLED MATERIALS THAT ARE ACCEPTED AS PART OF A RESIDENTIAL OR COMMUNITY RECYCLING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOR THE SEPARATE COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE FROM RECYCLED MATERIAL; AND INCREASE COLLECTION RATES AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY RECYCLING PROGRAMS.SUBRECIPIENT:THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE WILL PROVIDE SUBAWARDS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $50,000 PER YEAR TO NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS WHO SERVE BIPOC AND CHRONICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THESE SUBAWARDS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMPOSTERS ON THE GROUND IN DEVELOPING OUTREACH MATERIALS TO AMPLIFY COMPOSTING AND ITS BENEFITS AS WELL AS TO COVER STIPENDS FOR TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS AND BIPOC ORGANIZATIONS' TIME IN SHARING THEIR TIPS FOR REPLICATION, LESSONS LEARNED, AND GENERAL STORIES. POTENTIAL SUBAWARDEES INCLUDE BK ROT, A BROWN AND BLACK LED YOUTH-ENGAGED COMMUNITY COMPOSTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, WHO WE ARE TAPPING TO CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA SUCH AS TIKTOK VIDEOS THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POPULATIONS. ANOTHER PARTNER IS ECO CITY FARMS IN EDMONSTON, MARYLAND, WHICH IS AN URBAN FARM SERVING A RACIALLY DIVERSE FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY AND WITH WHOM WE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOIL REBUILDERS COMPOSTER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM. ILSR ANTICIPATES $30,000/YR WILL GO TO BK ROT. THE REMAINING WILL BE AWARDED BASED ON THE PROJECT'S NEED FOR TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS AND STORIES FROM BIPOC-LED ORGANIZATIONS. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE COMPOSTER TRAINING MATERIALS, SAMPLE SIGNAGE AND POSTERS, HOME AND COMMUNITY COMPOST TRAINING COURSES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, PODCASTS AND WEBINARS, AN INTERACTIVE LOCAL COMPOSTING TOOLKIT, A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF LOCAL HANDS-ON COMPOSTING TRAINERS, AND VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED UNDERSTANDING BY PUBLIC AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF COMPOSTING BENEFITS, PARTICULARLY HOW COMPOSTING LOCALLY BENEFITS COMMUNITIES (SUCH AS JOBS, FOOD SECURITY, REDUCED POLLUTION, CLIMATE PROTECTION, SOIL

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE (ILSR) WITH PROVIDING IMMEDIATE AND FOCUSED SUPPORT TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE PROJECT WORK INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ?ADVANCED? COHORT OF REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS (RLF). ONCE COMPLETED THE PROJECT WORK WILL LEAD TO MORE SUCCESSFUL FUNDING APPLICATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE DISTRESSED AND ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF EDA GRANTEES TO IMPACT DISTRESSED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES.

IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF REVOLVING LOAN FUND CARES ACT RECIPIENTS TO DEPLOY MUCH NEEDED CAPITAL WITH AN EMPHASIS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LOANS FOR DIVERSE BUSINESS OWNERS.

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FY22 PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE FUNDING FOR PART C CILS

DESCRIPTION:THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,500.00 TO PROVIDE THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE (ILSR) FUNDING TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY-SCALE AND FARM-SCALE COMPOSTING OF WASTED FOOD IN EPA MID-ATLANTIC REGION'S FIVE (5) STATES PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FUNDS WOULD SPECIFICALLY ALLOW ILSR TO EXPAND THE REACH OF EPA'S NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY COMPOSTING 101 CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, CREATE AND DISSEMINATE COMPOSTING TRAINING MATERIALS THAT SITES CAN USE ON THEIR OWN TO ESTABLISH ONSITE COMPOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCE AND OFFER VIRTUAL HOME COMPOSTING TRAINING, ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS, AND DEVELOP AN ON-FARM COMPOSTING SITE IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, AGRICULTURAL RESERVE. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND GARDENERS TO COMPOST AT HOME AND AT COMMUNITY VENUES IN ALL FIVE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FOCUS WILL BE ON IMPACTING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. ADVANCING COMMUNITY-SCALE COMPOSTING BUILDS APPROPRIATELY-SIZED CAPACITY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CREATING AND DISSEMINATING COMPOSTING TRAINING MATERIALS THAT SITES CAN USE ON THEIR OWN TO ESTABLISH ONSITE COMPOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCE AND OFFER VIRTUAL HOME COMPOSTING TRAINING, ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS, AND DEVELOP AN ON-FARM COMPOSTING SITE IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, AGRICULTURAL RESERVE. THIS PROJECT AND ITS ACTIVITIES ALSO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOOD. COMMUNITY-AND-FARM-SCALE COMPOSTING DEVELOPS A LOCAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, CONVERTING WASTED FOOD INTO A SOIL AMENDMENT TO ENHANCE LOCAL SOILS TO GROW LOCAL FOOD. COMPOST USE REDUCES THE NEED FOR PESTICIDES, HELPS MANAGE STORM WATER RUN-OFF AND SOIL EROSION, AND IMPROVES URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: (1) A HOME COMPOSTING WORKSHOP VIDEO; (2) OPEN-SOURCE COMPOST SCREENER DESIGNS; (3) FOUR VIRTUAL HOME COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS; (4) THREE ON-FARM COMPOSTING WEBINARS; (5) ONE ON-FARM COMPOSTING SYSTEM BUILT AT THE AGRICULTURAL FARM HISTORY PARK IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND; AND (6) ONE CASE STUDY ON THE COMPOSTING SITE DEVELOPED AT THE AGRICULTURAL FARM HISTORY PARK. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: (1) A GREATER NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT COMMUNITY-SCALE COMPOSTING PROGRAMS; (2) IMPROVED ABILITY AND CAPACITY FOR INDIVIDUALS, GARDENERS, COMMUNITY VENUES, AND URBAN AND RURAL FARMS TO COMPOST FOOD WASTE; AND (3) AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF FOOD SCRAPS AND OTHER MATERIALS DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS AND INCINERATORS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND GARDENERS IN ALL FIVE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

THIS AWARD PROVIDES $60,172 TO THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL FARMERS, COUNTY RECYCLING OFFICIALS AND LOCAL FARM ASSOC

TO ORGANIZE AND LEAD A COMPOSTING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT HOME AND COMMUNITY-SCALE COMPOSTING TRANINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF LOCAL FOOD WASTE AND OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL RECYCLING.

THIS GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FOOD COMPOSTING TECHNICAL CONSULTATIONS, TRAINING ON FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING, A WORKSHOP ON CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE (ILSR) TO CONDUCT THEIR 'COMPOSTING FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.' EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE TRAIN COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS VIA ONLINE COMMUNITY COMPOSTER 101 CERTIFICATE COURSE, CREATE AND DISSEMINATE 6 ILSR COMPOSTING LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND CREATE AND LAUNCH PEER LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC). ACTIVITIES: THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY-SCALE COMPOSTING THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY ALLOW ILSR TO EXPAND THE REACH OF THE NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY COMPOSTING 101 CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO NEW ENGLAND, DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE COMPOSTING TRAINING MATERIALS THAT COMMUNITY SITES CAN USE ON THEIR OWN, AND LAUNCH A COMMUNITY COMPOSTING PEER LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) TO SHARE TIPS FOR REPLICATION AND LESSONS LEARNED TO SPUR CROSS FERTILIZATION AND REPLICATION THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND AND BEYOND.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE TRAIN 400 COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS VIA ONLINE COMMUNITY COMPOSTER 101 CERTIFICATE COURSE, CREATE AND DISSEMINATE 6 ILSR COMPOSTING LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND CREATE AND LAUNCH PEER LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) WITH APPROXIMATELY 36 PARTICIPANTS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE THE RESIDENTS OF SIX NEW ENGLAND STATES OR 10 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE (ILSR) TO ORGANIZE AND LEAD CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND PROVIDE AT-HOME AND COMMUNITY-SCALE FOOD SCRAP COMPOSTER TRAININGS IN PHILADELPHIA AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THIS TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON HOW TO FURTHER REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF C&D AND ORGANIC WASTE,CREATE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL ALSO PROMOTE C&D RECYCLING THAT WILL CREATE JOBS WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY AND DIVERT MATERIALS FROM THE WASTE STREAM.

THE PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO 100 OVC AND AN PROVIDE INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITY (IGA) SCHEME AND PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL S

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 TO THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE TO PRODUCE RESOURCES AND TRAINING ON SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SITES TO DEVELOP A GUIDE TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) FOR SMALL SCALE COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SITES. A SITE IN GEORGIA WILL INCLUDE GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND BMPS FOR OPERATORS WITH A GUIDE TO USE FOR COMMON VOCABULARY FOCUSING ON ATLANTA. A TRAINING MODULE WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ATLANTA-BASED SITES.

TO FUND THE INSTITUTE OF LOCAL SELF RELIANCE (ILSR) TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY PROJECT FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS TO FACILITATE EXPANSION T

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2016 CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING