DHCD Mitigating Air Quality RFP Grantees

First announced at the 2024 inaugural Healthy Desert, Healthy You Environmental Health Summit, the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation’s “Mitigating Air Quality” Request for Proposals (RFP) allocated up to $1 million to address concerns about air quality in the Coachella Valley. Given the various sources of air pollution — from vehicle emissions to desert dust to increased particulate matter from the Salton Sea — the District opened the RFP application to nonprofits serving the Coachella Valley.

After applying, five local non-profits and organizations received grant funding spanning two years to support their missions in improving and mitigating air quality impacts.

• Increase and enhance awareness and foster connections to mitigate the impact of air quality on health conditions and outcomes.
• Evaluate household environments to identify methods for improving indoor air quality.
• Increase access to health services to reduce the impact of poor air quality on health.

 

Attend the 1:20 – 2:20 PM Session Topic A: Mitigating Air Quality Issues: RFP Grantee Solutions on Day One to hear from our grantees.

 

Learn more about our grantees’ projects below.

Through this RFP funding, AAIR will providing training for school nurses, distributing medical supplies, and supporting families through referrals.

 

Through this RFP funding, DAP Health will focus on a bilingual marketing campaign to increase healthcare access for air quality-related conditions, training clinicians, and providing community referrals.

Through this RFP funding, Desert Recreation Foundation will focus on air quality workshops for youth, creation of an Air Quality Flag Program, and student data collection on air pollution.

Through this RFP funding, they will support advocacy efforts for asthma screenings and services, establishing referral systems, and support access to asthma prevention services.

Through this RFP funding, YLI will focus on youth engagement through leadership training, air quality monitoring practices, and social media campaigns to raise awareness.