SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: July 14, 2025
Subject: Report on Contra Costa Asthma Initiative Grant Project
Submitted For: SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
Presenter: Demian Hardman-Saldana || Energy Principal Planner | DCD
Contact: Demian Hardman-Saldana | (925) 655-2783
Referral History:
In November 2019, a Business Plan was completed through a technical assistance grant provided to the County Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) in coordination with the County Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), Marin Clean Energy (MCE), and Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. (AEA), a nonprofit corporation, to implement a comprehensive home-based asthma program (also referred to as the “Contra Costa Asthma Initiative".
In coordination with the technical assistance team, CCHS submitted a funding proposal to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (now the Bay Area Air District, or BAAD) to support the implementation of the Business Plan and was awarded $100,000 in March 2020 to implement the program.
In July 2020, CCHS was also awarded a $527,558 grant with the State of California Department of Health Care Services and Sierra Health Foundation to implement and administer a Asthma Mitigation Project (or “Contra Costa Asthma Initiative”). Both the BAAD and Sierra Health Foundation funding grant agreements with the County allocated funding to AEA to implement the Contra Costa Asthma Initiative project, which provided, among other things, project management for homes selected in coordination with CCHS for enrollment in home improvement upgrades related to energy efficiency, all-electric building retrofits, weatherization, and other such improvements known to improve indoor air quality and reduce asthma.
Referral Update:
The Contra Costa Asthma Initiative project was implemented for approximately three (3) years from 2021 through 2023.
Staff will provide a report on the Asthma Initiative project and discuss lessons learned.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE Report on Contra Costa Asthma Initiative Grant Project and PROVIDE DIRECTION, if needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.