97T28501

**Description:** This agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Casa Familiar.

Specifically, this project will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve air quality, reducing exposure to harmful air pollutants for residents, while increasing economic opportunities in a disadvantaged area and engaging community residents with regional partners.

Projects include the community's first e-shared mobility project, expanding an indoor air monitoring and filtration project, employment training for area residents in GHG emission and air pollution reduction careers, and implementing a home weatherization and decarbonization project.

These community-driven solutions incorporate workforce development opportunities to maximize benefits for the area's most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents.

This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $12,650,680.00.

**Activities:** The activities to be performed include (1) e-shared mobility project: development and launch of a low-cost e-shared mobility service, including e-bikes, EV car share, and electric shuttles; (2) Portable Air Quality Improvement and Relief (PAIR) project: provide indoor air monitors and filters to 1,000 low-income households; and (3) Healthy Homes project: energy-efficiency and healthy home upgrades (including electrification and weatherization) will create healthy indoor living environments for 15 low-income residences and a model for future home upgrades.

**Subrecipient:** Activities to be implemented through subawards include technical assistance for the Portable Air Quality Improvement and Relief (PAIR) project, activities to support conversion of the program into a regional program, capacity-building training for staff to launch the Healthy Homes project, data collection and analysis of the environmental impact of the e-shared mobility vehicle project, expert guidance on e-shared mobility service business development including equipment and supply procurement, and expert guidance and workshops on setting up a cooperative business structure to facilitate the transition of the e-shared mobility service into a cooperatively owned and operated service.

**Outcomes:** Anticipated deliverables include 5 new electric vehicles (EVs) available via car share, 30 new e-bikes available via bikeshare, 5 new electric circulator shuttles in operation, 3 solar-powered EV charging stations (2-vehicle capacity each), local trips in zero-emission vehicles, 20 area residents who are unemployed, underemployed, or face employment barriers participating in workforce training in GHG emission and air pollution reduction careers with 16 area residents hired and retained in high-quality jobs that reduce air pollution and GHG emissions, 1,000 low-income homes receiving indoor air monitors and purifiers, 1,000 homes assessed for indoor health hazards, and 15 low-income single-family homes receiving energy efficiency and healthy homes upgrades (insulation, window and door upgrades, replacement of gas appliances with electric, mold abatement, and/or solar conversion).

The expected outcomes include reduced air pollution from transportation (GHG reductions), reduced traffic congestion on local streets, increased use of EVs, car sharing, and bike sharing, increased knowledge among area residents about environmental sectors and skills required to pursue these jobs, increased wages, benefits, job quality, and job security for participants in workforce training programs, and increased local employment opportunities to help reduce GHG emissions.

Additionally, there will be reduced exposure to indoor environmental health hazards, mitigation of extreme indoor temperatures, utility cost savings for homes receiving weatherization and energy efficiency appliance upgrades, lower consumption of home heating fuels (propane and natural gas) and reduction in associated climate pollutants (methane and CO2), and reduced incidents of respiratory illnesses and allergies.

The intended beneficiaries.

Casa Familiar

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66.616 - Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program

EPA Region 9: San Francisco [EPA - RO]

San Ysidro, California 92173 United States

Single Zip Code

Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04)

Termination This project grant was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/27 to 05/01/25.