84097801

**Description:** This agreement provides funding to Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (CGS-USGBC).

Specifically, the recipient will build capacity among school district staff in low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal communities to establish and put into practice indoor air quality (IAQ) management plans and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions plans by connecting school district peers regionally, providing focused coaching and professional development, providing mini-grant funding to overcome initial barriers to action, making training and education widely accessible to staff, and ensuring that more members of the workforce have experience with successful IAQ and GHG planning within school systems.

This work builds on long-running and successful support that the Center for Green Schools has provided to hundreds of school district staff, who collectively serve 9.3 million students.

Approximately 69% of the schools in these districts are Title 1 eligible (approximately 60% of schools are Title 1 eligible, nationally).

The proposed program places direct emphasis on making capacity building and training activities more accessible to school district staff serving low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal communities.

This proposal leverages and expands on CGS-USGBC existing successful program to provide training to at least 1,000 additional school district staff serving low-income, disadvantaged, and/or tribal communities (henceforth referenced as 'priority communities') to update or create at least 400 district-level IAQ and GHG emissions plans, impacting an estimated 2 million students.

In the process, CGS-USGBC will hire and train 40 emerging professionals, building the workforce capable of supporting this work at schools.

CGS-USGBC will increase public understanding of IAQ and GHG emissions planning at schools by reaching an estimated 175,000 people with published resources; 25,000 people with virtual training; and 850 million people through media outlets.

**Activities:** This proposal leverages and expands on CGS-USGBC existing successful programs to provide training to school district staff serving low-income, disadvantaged, and/or tribal communities (henceforth referenced as 'priority communities').

This agreement provides funding that will support activities in two of the NOFO four project areas:

1. IAQ and GHG reduction capacity building targeting facility management staff, health officers, and key decision makers at K-12 schools and/or school districts in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
- Objective: Increase K-12 school districts with comprehensive IAQ and GHG management plans.
- Activities:
- Hire five regional coordinators.
- Foster regional peer connections.
- Expand fellowship programs and provide mini-grant funding.
- Host multisector interdisciplinary convenings.
- Provide accessible technical guidance and education.

3. IAQ and GHG reduction training and education campaign for facility management staff and health officers at K-12 schools and school districts in low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal communities, and/or the development of qualified K-12 school staff necessary to execute comprehensive IAQ and GHG reduction plans.
- IAQ and GHG training and education campaign
- Objective: Enhance skills of facility management staff and health officers in priority communities.
- Activities:
- Conduct regional and national in-person training.
- Support professional credentialing for school district staff.
- Hire and train 40 emerging professionals.
- Publish accessible information and increase national media attention on IAQ and GHG issues.

**Subrecipient:** There are activities to be implemented through subawards.

Subawards of $20,000 to five (5) districts/year x 3 years to defray costs of assessment, monitoring, or planning: $300,000.

Subaward to National Environmental Health Association for development of educational training co.

US Green Building Council

5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - CORE MISSION 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES 2 - MORE EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS 2.2 - INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS

66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act

Office of Grants and Debarment (OGD) [EPA - HQ]

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) [EPA - HQ]

Washington, District Of Columbia 20037-1526 United States

Single Zip Code

Grant Funding to Address Indoor Air Pollution at Schools (EPA-R-OAR-APS-24-02)