The recipient entity's physical address:
           8606 Marks Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           8606 Marks Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  5227

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $150,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Raymond Sweet, Executive Director - 8606 Marks Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Paula T. Miller, President – 3926 General Ogden, New Orleans, LA 70118
Betina James, Vice President – 4301 Hollygrove Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Kyle Walker, Secretary/Treasurer – 9024 Heaton Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Board of Directors
Ralph Lagrue –4301 Hamilton Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Doretha Parker – 4228 Hollygrove Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Alan Delery – 8606 Marks Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Giovanni Lopes – 4225 Eagle Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Kaaren Grimes – 9020 Dixon Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Beverly A. Ray – 8606 Marks Street, New Orleans, LA 70118

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The goal of this project is to increase stormwater literacy, improve stormwater management practices, and strengthen disaster preparedness in the Hollygrove-Dixon neighborhood. The project builds on community engagement surveys and the work conducted by the 17th Ward Coalition's Community Action Board.
Literacy: We will host an eight-month educational series focused on Green Infrastructure and Disaster Preparedness. We will also take residents on fact-finding visits to communities that have successfully implemented green infrastructure projects and established disaster preparedness centers.
Practices: We will strengthen our community's disaster resilience hub, known as the Lighthouse, at the Life Transformation Community Center. We will also maintain an existing stormwater management practice and install a new stormwater management demonstration lot.
By combining education with hands-on learning and visible examples in our own neighborhood, residents will gain a better understanding of how these practices work, why they matter, and how they can help protect their homes and community from flooding and other climate-related hazards.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
          Professional Services. . . $7,500
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $62,500
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The purpose of the Hollygrove-Dixon Neighborhood Association is to strengthen and protect the Hollygrove-Dixon neighborhood and its residents from adverse challenges. This program supports this by educating residents how to protect themselves during storms and providing a place for more vulnerable residents to sustain themselves during a disaster.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The primary goal of this project is to build a more informed, prepared, and resilient Hollygrove-Dixon community by increasing residents' knowledge of stormwater management and disaster preparedness while providing practical examples and resources they can use to protect themselves and their neighborhood.

Our objectives are to:

Increase stormwater literacy and disaster preparedness. Conduct an eight-month educational series covering green infrastructure, stormwater management, and disaster preparedness. Residents will learn how flooding occurs, what practices can help reduce stormwater runoff, and what steps they can take to prepare their households for severe weather.

Provide opportunities for residents to learn from other communities. Organize fact-finding visits to communities with established green infrastructure projects and disaster preparedness centers. These visits will allow residents to see successful practices firsthand and explore solutions that could be applied in Hollygrove-Dixon.

Strengthen the neighborhood's disaster resilience hub. Improve the Lighthouse at the Life Transformation Community Center to better serve residents, particularly seniors and other vulnerable individuals, during emergencies. These improvements will help strengthen the neighborhood's ability to respond to disasters and provide community-based support.

Demonstrate effective stormwater management practices. Maintain an existing green infrastructure installation and develop a new stormwater management demonstration lot. These sites will provide residents with visible, hands-on examples of how green infrastructure can manage stormwater, reduce runoff, and help address neighborhood flooding.

Encourage residents to put their knowledge into practice. Use the educational sessions, fact-finding visits, and demonstration sites to help residents identify stormwater management and disaster preparedness practices they can implement at home and throughout the neighborhood.

Through these objectives, the project will help residents move beyond simply learning about flooding and disaster preparedness to understanding and applying practical solutions that strengthen the resilience of the entire community.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           12 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 NA
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 NA

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 NA

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  NA

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               NA

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               NA

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                NA

          What is the nature of the relationship?  NA

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 NA

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               NA


Contact Information
name:  Raymond Sweet 
                                       address:  8606 Marks Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
                                       phone:  3102701992
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  info@hollygrovedixon.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director