{"id":191966,"date":"2025-09-01T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191966\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T17:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:15:10","slug":"san-antonio-project-awarded-96k-to-tackle-heat-in-south-san-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191966\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio project awarded $96K to tackle heat in South San community"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 San Antonio\u2019s Office of Sustainability and two community organizations are expected to utilize funding awarded last month to address extreme heat in the South San neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The funding, which totals $2.2 million across 21 grants, was allocated by the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI). <\/p>\n

The Office of Sustainability and its two partners \u2014 Fuerza Unida and Adaptation International \u2014 received a $96,000 grant, according to an Aug. 7 CSCI news release. The San Antonio partnership was the only project in Texas to receive funding.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the sustainability office said the grant would be used to continue some of the work identified in the first phase of the South San Heat Resilience Project.<\/p>\n

Additionally, it would also assist Fuerza Unida and Adaptation International to explore building leadership and community engagement efforts. <\/p>\n

The full report can be seen below. <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of the overall project is to advance a collaborative effort to address the risk of extreme heat to elderly and low-income residents in San Antonio\u2019s South San neighborhood,\u201d the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

The grant will also fund the following budget categories:<\/p>\n