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Contact: DOE Announces $18.9 Million Financial Assistance
Grant Award Selections to 12 Disadvantaged Communities Across Country Grants will focus on
reinvestment and engagement in communities around cleanup sites CINCINNATI
— Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s
(DOE) Office of Environmental
Management (EM) is announcing competitive financial assistance
grant selections for the Community Capacity Building Grant Program (CCBGP)
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0003131. The awards will
focus on reinvestment in disadvantaged communities impacted by decades of
nuclear defense and research missions, and currently hosting environmental
cleanup sites. The awards will also focus on strengthening relationships with
communities by supporting projects that serve community and economic
development goals, promote revitalization efforts, and promote inclusive
community engagement practices. The total estimated value of the grant awards
is $18,909,777 and all have a period of performance of three years from grant
award date. California The Santa Ynez Band
of Mission Indians of Santa Ynez, California, will receive a grant award to
build capacity for effective and meaningful tribal interactions by developing
a community-based engagement program that will assist tribal communities to
meet and share information within and among tribal nations on remediation
actions involving Santa Susana Field Laboratory’s
archaeological and cultural resources. The total estimated value for this
grant is $495,434. Kentucky The Paducah
Independent Schools of Paducah, Kentucky, will receive a grant award to
revitalize 6 acres of unused school property into a green infrastructure of
solar panels that will generate clean energy for the community while teaching
the next generation the importance of being environmentally conscious of
clean energy use. The total estimated value for this grant is $1,325,000. Nevada The Nevada System of
Higher Education of Reno, Nevada, will receive a grant award to support
Nevada’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) clean energy
workforce pipeline by preparing the next generation with the knowledge and
technical skills needed for employment in fields such as clean energy, waste
management and environmental remediation. The total estimated value for this
grant is $1,985,014. New
Mexico The City of
Carlsbad, New Mexico, will receive a grant award to improve drainage and
alleviate flooding in the community, reducing health risks associated with
standing water and biological and chemical contaminants, removing debris and
pollution, and improving the overall safety of the area. The total estimated
value for this grant is $2,263,688, including applicant-provided cost share
in the amount of $263,688. The New Mexico
Regional Development Corporation of Sante Fe, New Mexico, will receive a
grant award designed to increase and maximize economic and workforce
development along with employment benefits for the Pueblo de San Ildefonso
and other low-income regional communities. The total estimated value for this
grant is $1,684,578. Total estimated
value of these grants is $3,948,266. Pennsylvania The Steelworkers
Charitable & Educational Organization of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will
receive a grant award that will benefit EM goals and objectives by creating a
talent pipeline to provide a well-trained and well-qualified workforce to
fill occupations critical to EM completing cleanup activities around the
country and demonstrates EM’s support for improving the educational and
economic conditions in disadvantaged communities near EM sites. While the
applicant is based in Pennsylvania, the grant will focus on the Portsmouth and Paducah cleanup sites,
among others. The total estimated value for this grant is $1,968,445. South
Carolina The Southern
Carolina Regional Development Alliance of Barnwell, South Carolina, will
receive a grant award that will support community capacity building by
renovating an existing building in a disadvantaged community into a regional
workforce training center designed to train craft workers needed throughout
the DOE complex. The total estimated value for this grant is $1,974,371. The University of
South Carolina will receive a grant award to focus on enhancing STEM
opportunities for underserved K-12 schools throughout South Carolina. The
total estimated value for this grant is $1,945,823. The Southern
Palmetto Foundation will receive a grant award to support capacity building
with a three-year education project for rural small business entrepreneurs
and leaders in underserved areas experiencing negative population growth who
are interested in learning new business innovation technologies. The total
estimated value for this grant is $962,142, including applicant-provided cost
share in the amount of $359,422. Total estimated
value these of grants is $4,882,336. Tennessee The Oak Ridge
Community Development Corporation will receive a grant award to focus on
adding economic, educational and medical capacity to help residents living in
the disadvantaged neighborhood of Scarboro in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The total
estimated value for this grant is $1,999,611. Washington The Columbia Basin
Community College will receive a grant award to increase the number of highly
skilled graduates available to meet the area’s clean energy workforce demands
by establishing a Clean Energy Learning Center in collaboration with several
industry partners. The total estimated value for this grant is $1,990,053. The Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation will receive a grant award to better
understand their environmental and cultural heritage and gain a better
understanding of the community’s needs through development of outreach
materials tailored to different parts of the tribal community, site visits to
Hanford by youth and
elders, and access to sacred sites. The total estimated value for this grant
is $315,618. Total estimated
value of these grants is $2,305,671. Click here for additional
information regarding the CCBGP FOA. For more than 30
years, EM has remained focused on addressing the environmental legacy of
nuclear weapons development and nuclear energy research that helped end World
War II, win the Cold War and position the United States as a leader in clean
nuclear energy. Collectively, EM is delivering results that are protecting
the environment, supporting communities and enabling a concerted focus on
safely completing the mission sooner and more efficiently. -DOE- |
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Monitoring & Evaluation: DOE Announces $18.9 Million Financial Assistance Grant Award Selections to 12 Disadvantaged Communities Across Country Sept 12, 2024
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