2CMississippi: Towards Sustainable, Educated and Empowered Mississippi

ELCWEURZDPW9

912B8

2026-01-14

http://www.2cmississippi.org

2025-01-16

2021-05-11

2025-01-16

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Environmental Protection Agency

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,889,515 UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO 2C MISSISSIPPI: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE, EDUCATED, AND EMPOWERED MISSISSIPPI. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT THE FIRST RESILIENCY HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS (HUB) IN JACKSON, WHICH WILL PROVIDE SHELTER, DRINKING WATER, ELECTRICITY, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN TIMES OF SYSTEM FAILURE, WHILE SERVING AS AN INSTITUTION WITH EVERYDAY SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE AS THE LEAD EXAMPLE FOR A FUTURE NETWORK OF RESILIENCY HUBS THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: RENOVATION AND UPGRADES TO 35,000 SQ. FEET OF PUBLIC SPACE, EQUIP EMERGENCY WING FOR OVERNIGHT STAY WITH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, INSTALL BACKUP GENERATOR, PROVIDE SELF-HELP AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, PROVIDE SPACE FOR WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING, PROVIDE LITERACY AND PARENTAL TRAINING, PROVIDE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET COUNSELING; MORTGAGE; NON-DELINQUENCY POST-PURCHASE WORKSHOPS FOR HOMEOWNERS; PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING; DISTRIBUTE FOOD THROUGH FOOD PANTRY; PLANT TREES AND NATIVE SPECIES OF SHRUBS AND GROUND COVER; INSTALL SOLAR PANELS AND RAIN GARDENS, PROVIDE SPACE TO RECYCLE BATTERY AND PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND INSTALL COLLECTION RAIN BARRELS AND WATER WELLS. SUBRECIPIENT:ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CO-DESIGNING THE RESILIENCY HUB WITH THE LEAD APPLICANT AND STATUTORY PARTNER; HOSTING EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE RISK, AND OTHER TRAININGS AT THE HUB; AND EXECUTING EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: RENOVATION OF RESILIENCY HUB, TRAININGS, OUTREACH, WORKSHOPS; A SOLAR MICROGRID AND BATTERY SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING, WATER WELL AND RAIN BARREL INSTALLATIONS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED BUILDING CAPACITY FOR SHELTER, COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH, WEALTH, LITERACY, PARENTAL CARE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA..

19889515.00

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2024-04-18

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Department of Agriculture

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY EXPANSION IN MISSISSIPPI

1512500.00

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0.00

2024-08-01

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Environmental Protection Agency

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 TO 2C MISSISSIPPI: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE, EDUCATED AND EMPOWERED, MISSISSIPPI. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REPLACE SEVERAL ABANDONED PROPERTIES, CONSIDERED BLIGHT IN WEST JACKSON, MS WITH A SYSTEM OF MICROPARKS, AND DESIGN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO MITIGATE FLOODING AT JIM HILL HIGHT SCHOOL. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AT THE CITY OF JACKSON TO DRAFT AND IMPLEMENT A NEIGHBORHOOD, FLOOD MITIGATING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND ARRANGE MEETINGS. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE HEALTH, WELLBEING AND CRIME PERCEPTION IMPACT REPORT, HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF WATER VOLUME AND DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS, QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD CONTROL USING PRE AND POST HYDRO TOOLS FOR PROPERTIES SELECTED FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL AND CONCEPTUAL PLANS FOR THE SYSTEM OF MICROPARKS, DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND 3D IMAGES FOR THE 15 SITES' DESIGNS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE RESIDENTS OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. SUBAWARD WILL BE PROVIDED TO JAYNE AVENUE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION(JACA), VOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES(VOCM), AND ROSEMONT HUMAN SERVICES(RHS).ACTIVITIES:-SUBRECIPIENT:JACA WILL RECEIVE $10,000 AND WILL ORGANIZE LARGE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO INFORM RESIDENTS ABOUT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, CONSULT ABOUT SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS, AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNIFY IN THINKING ABOUT HOW TO CO-CREATE A RESILIENT FUTURE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. VOCM WILL RECEIVE $10,000 AND WILL BE DONATING ABANDONED VOCM-OWNED PROPERTIES WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNER. RHS WILL RECEIVE $10,000 AND WILL ORGANIZE COMMUNITY EVENTS IN SEVERAL OF THE MICROPARK LOCATIONS TO INTRODUCE THE COMMUNITY TO THESE SPACES AND SHOW HOW THEY CAN BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. OUTCOMES:-

500000.00

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2022-08-04

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Environmental Protection Agency

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARP FUNDED GRANT IS TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER HISTORICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED AND HEAT-VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSON, MS IN THE CO-CREATION OF LOCAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND HEAT MITIGATION. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE WORKING ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZERS DURING MONTHLY WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS. THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 TO SUPPORT THE 2C MISSISSIPPI: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE, EDUCATED, AND EMPOWERED MISSISSIPPI (2CMISSTSEEM). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE HEAT SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED, PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPLORE CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL COHESION, INCLUDING WAYS IN WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS CAN PREPARE FOR HEAT EMERGENCIES, ACCOUNT FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS, PROVIDE EACH OTHER WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE SUPPORT AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A PRESENTATION OF COOLING INTERVENTIONS (E.G., VERTICAL GARDENS, GREEN ROOFS, PARKS ETC.), AN ANALYSIS OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS, AND CREATING SYSTEMATIC DATASETS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY STUDENTS AT JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY AND MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, AND COMMUNITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN LEADING SIMILAR INITIATIVESACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:.

75000.00

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