Higher Ground Inc

RESTART SMART IS A LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ADAPTED TO ARIZONA.

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH IMMERSION IN CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. AMEND IS TO SHIFT FUNDS TO ADV

HIGHER GROUND VETERAN PROGRAMS; ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH DISABILITIES

HIGHER GROUND VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS; ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH DISABILITIES

ADAPTIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH DISABILITIES

VA AWARDS GRANTS TO QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS TO PLAN, DEVELOP, MANAGE, AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AS AUTHORIZED UNDER 38 UNITED STATES CODE 521A.

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.

HIGHER GROUND VETERAN PROGRAMS; ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH DISABILITIES

HIGHER GROUND ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

PROVIDING ADAPTIVE SPORT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE REHABILITATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC HEALTH OF VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS

IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE SENIORS COMMUNITY CENTER

HIGHER GROUND VETERAN PROGRAMS; EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH DISABILITIES

GRANTS FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

ADAPTIVE SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR DISABLED VETERANS & DISABLED SERVICEMEMBERS

HIGHER GROUND?S MISSION IS REACHING INDIVIDUALS, TRANSFORMING FAMILIES, AND ELEVATING THE COMMUNITY ONE LIFE AT A TIME BY SHOWING LOVE AND BUILDING CHARACTER. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE TUCSON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE, HELP BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN HIGHER GROUND, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 1500 STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH VARIOUS SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED ATTENDANCE AMONG CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS AND INCREASES IN THE RATE OF STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE AFTER GRADUATION. NINE AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND SCHOOL BASED SERVICES, ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND DOCUMENTING EFFECTIVE PRACTICES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS.