United Way SELA said they are proud to announce that Dillard University and United Way of Southeast Louisiana have been awarded a $19.9 million US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Challenge grant to reduce pollution and strengthen community resilience to natural disasters in Orleans, St. Tammany, and Washington parishes.
This will improve transportation access by providing up to 300 families with e-bikes; expanding bike sharing programs; and installing EV chargers.
They will retrofit several public buildings with energy efficient HVAC systems, solar, and energy storage so they can serve as community resilience hubs during emergencies.
