Funding Opportunity – Apply Now!
Funding is available for clean air projects in North Sacramento, Oak Park/Fruitridge, and Meadowview! The application is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Farsi. Project submissions are due January 5, 2025.
In no particular order, these are the focus areas for potential projects: 1) Urban Greening, 2) Mobility, 3) Workforce Development, 4) Advocacy. Projects in other categories may be considered – it doesn’t hurt to apply!
Note: Apply by 11:59 PM on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Projects will be selected in January 2025, with funds made available in Spring 2025. Project must be completed by October 31, 2025.
Project Role
Nonprofit Partner
Project Partners
Valley Vision, BREATHE, and Green Tech Education and Employment
Project Timeline
Spring 2020 – Current
Project Background
Sacramento Neighborhoods Activating on Air Quality (SNAAQ) is a Community Air Grant project run through California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Community Air Protection Program and seeks to empower community members in Old North Sacramento/Norwood and Oak Park to monitor their air quality and guide investments to reduce carbon emissions and improve public health.
WALKSacramento, along with our non-profit partners at Valley Vision, Breathe CA Sacramento Region, and Green Tech Education and Employment, is working directly with community-based organizations, residents, and businesses through public surveys, language-based listening sessions, and the convening of a Public Advisory Committee (PAC) and two Neighborhood Coalitions to inform the community-led placement of 20 air monitors (located here) and develop a solutions-oriented approach to community based-planning and priorities.
Public Data Portal
Advocacy Training
Resources
Inspired by learning through dialogue, the Our Air, Our Voice: Oral Histories highlights community voices to humanize the data and tell the story of how air pollution impacts mental and physical health, beyond just the numbers.
