Build Up Inc

USAID BUILDING GREEN AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, AFFORDABLE AND TECHNOLOGICALLY COMPETITIVE BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY IN NEPAL THAT ALSO INTEGRATES THE MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INTO ITS MARKET SYSTEM.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 29.63%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.11%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

REBUILD UPSTATE WILL RECRUIT 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, ALL OF WHOM WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HOUSING UNIT REPAIRS, WEATHERIZATION, AND RETROFITTING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - HOUSING. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, REBUILD UPSTATE AND RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE COMPLETED HOUSING UNIT REPAIRS ON AT LEAST 45 EXISTING LOW-INCOME HOMES AND WEATHERIZATION OR RETROFITTING ON AT LEAST 25 HOMES . THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $15,000 OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH ANDERSON COUNTY AND THE UNITED WAY OF ANDERSON COUNTY IN ADDITION TO PRIVATE DONATIONS. REBUILD UPSTATE?S APPROACH TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, INSTEAD OF PROVIDING NEW CONSTRUCTION, REBUILD UPSTATE EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSES ON REPAIRING EXISTING HOMES. BY FOCUSING ON HOME PRESERVATION FOR OUR LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE HOMES SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE LIVABLE. REBUILD UPSTATE ENGAGES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR HOME REPAIR. THE IDEA IS SIMPLE: IF YOU PROTECT THE HOME, YOU PROTECT THE FAMILY INSIDE IT. THE BEST HOME FOR A HOMEOWNER AT-RISK IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IS THE HOME THEY ALREADY OWN.