Yay Lane County!
Type: General
Solution Areas: Adaptation & Resilience Inflation-reduction-act
Lane County has received nearly $20M via an IRA-funded EPA Community Change Grant!
Lead Applicant: Lane County Government
Statutory Partner: United Way of Lane County
Application Name: Lane County Transformation for Resiliency Through Equity and Engagement (Lane TREE)
Location: Lane County, Oregon
Summary: Lane County and United Way of Lane County will invest in six facilities to create a network of community resilience hubs to support residents during emergencies, such as wildfires and heat waves. They also will build the capacity of local organizations providing resilience services; train medical and non-medical volunteers to help in emergencies; and equip the hubs with adequate supplies. They will work to expand and improve the county’s emergency response planning and implementation network to support an all-of-community response during and after a severe event. The project also will assess the feasibility of installing solar and energy storage on the resilience hubs.
