Muhlenberg College

Description:this Assistance Agreement Provides Funding to the Recipient to Fund a Proposed Pilot Project to Determine If Providing Landlords With a 50% Rebate for Mitigating Their Rental Properties Is an Effective Way to Increase Radon Testing and Mitigation in a Predominantly Hispanic Community of Renters in Allentown, Pa. the Goal Is to See If Providing an Incentive or Reduced Cost Radon Mitigation System Will Encourage Landlords to Test. the Ultimate Goal Is to Reduce Radon Levels in Homes and Save Lives From Radon Induced Lung Cancer. Federal Funds in the Amount of $12,917 Are Contingent Upon Availability. Activities:the Proposed Plan Will Include Identifying Landlords in Allentown, Pa Who Own Residential Rental Properties in the Zip Codes 18101,18102, and 18109, and Requesting Permission to Test Those Properties for Radon. If the Radon Levels Are Found to Be Above the 4 Pci/l Action Level Set by the Epa, Radon Exhaust Systems Will Be Installed at 50% of the Normal Mitigation Cost. Bids for Mitigation Costs Will Be Procured From 2 Radon Mitigation Companies, as Required by Muhlenberg College. Epa Funding Will Be Used to Fund 50% of the Mitigation Project. Work Will Commence on June 12, 2023 and End on June 11, 2024. the Project Is a Collaboration Between an Academic Institution, (muhlenberg College) and a Local Community Partner (promised Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley). to Our Knowledge, This Is the First Such Collaboration for Radon Mitigation in the Country. Subrecipient:no Subawards Are Included in This Assistance Agreement.outcomes:the Outcomes Would Be: 1) Residents Are More Knowledgeable Radon, 2) Homes Are Being Mitigated If Over the Epa Recommended Action Level, 3) Saving Lives From Radon Induced Lung Cancer, and 4) Developing a Pilot Project That Could Be Replicated Nationally That Provides Incentives to Landlords/tenants in Low Income and Social Economically Challenged Communities. Intended Beneficiates Include the Residents in the Allentown Zip Codes of 18101, 18102 and 18109.