(C) demonstrate community support and 
involvement from affected communities in their 
proposed program. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an applicant shall be a 
local community-based non-profit organization, a 
consortium of community-based non-profit organiza-
tions from a community that participated in the 
noise and emissions monitoring program under sec-
tion 1, a local public health department, or a local 
or Indian Tribal government. If the recipient is a 
public health department or local or Indian Tribal 
government, the recipient shall demonstrate commu-
nity support for the program and how it plans to 
partner with at least 1 non-profit community-based 
organization. 
(3) MITIGATION STRATEGY.—An applicant shall 
demonstrate in its application how the— 
(A) research conducted under section 1 in-
forms its proposed project design; 
(B) proposed project addresses environ-
mental or health disparities and the needs and 
concerns of affected communities, disadvan-
taged communities, or other communities facing 
environmental justice concerns, including how 
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the applicant used the Climate and Economic 
Justice Screening Tool or other similar environ-
mental justice mapping tool to effectively target 
mitigation strategies; 
(C) applicant incorporated input from af-
fected communities in its proposed program, 
demonstrated community support for the pro-
posed program, and has established a written 
plan detailing how the applicant will maintain 
ongoing engagement with the affected commu-
nities; and 
(D) applicant intends to partner or coordi-
nate with relevant local organizations, govern-
ment entities, and service providers such as 
local public health departments, Indian Tribal 
governments, community health centers, and 
local education authorities, depending on the 
mitigation plan. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds under the grant 
program shall be used to mitigate the impacts of air-
craft or airport noise and emissions on communities 
near airports or air flight pathways, including estab-
lishing 1 or more of the following: 
(A) Noise mitigation packages that may 
include weatherization, retrofitting, or energy 
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efficiency upgrades that have noise reduction, 
environmental, or health benefits for house-
holds, schools, or other facilities, prioritizing 
low-income households and low-resourced com-
munities and facilities, and structures that are 
less likely to be eligible for other similar Fed-
eral resources. 
(B) Programs to promote environmental 
and public health services in impacted commu-
nities, including programs that address the dis-
proportionate effects of climate change on envi-
ronmental justice communities. 
(C) Health care services and environmental 
and public health interventions that address un-
derlying impacts from airport noise and pollu-
tion on health and quality of life, especially in 
children, vulnerable populations, disadvantaged 
communities, and communities of color. 
(5) DURATION.—A grant under this section 
shall be not less than 3 years and not more than 5 
years as determined appropriate by the Adminis-
trator. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) AFTER
1ST
YEAR.—One year after the 
awarding of grants under this section, and annually 
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thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Environ-
ment and Public Works and Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the activities of the 
grant programs to include— 
(A) the services provided and their tar-
geted 
beneficiaries 
(including 
households, 
schools, other facilities, children, adults, sen-
iors); 
(B) the steps taken by the grantee to en-
gage the public and impacted communities dur-
ing execution of the grant; 
(C) a breakdown of the areas served under 
the grant and if and how such areas align with 
locations identified under section 1; and 
(D) aggregate information about the com-
munities, households, and individuals benefit-
ting from the services provided under the grant, 
including a breakdown of the demographic in-
formation and socioeconomic status of individ-
uals and households. 
(2) AFTER 3D YEAR.—Three years after award-
ing of the first grant under this section, the agency 
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shall submit a report to the congressional commit-
tees referred to in paragraph (1) to include— 
(A) an assessment of the grant program’s 
ability to meet its goal of mitigating airport and 
aviation noise and emissions; 
(B) potential lessons learned to inform fu-
ture efforts to address the impacts of noise and 
emissions in communities near airports and air 
flight pathways; and 
(C) a review of how levels and impact of 
noise and pollution from airports and air flight 
pathways can be incorporated into the Climate 
and Economic Justice Screening Tool or other 
similar environmental justice mapping tool used 
by the Government. 
(3) INPUT IN REPORT.—The report under this 
subsection shall be completed with input from grant-
ees and affected communities. 
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