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OEEF Grant Application

Application Type: GeneralGrant Application #: F-18G-001Revision from previous application:

Previous grant received:

Organization InformationName: Columbus Public Health

Web Address: www.publichealth.columbus.govAddress: 240 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH 43215County: Franklin

Project InformationProject Title: Air Monitoring Education Project

Educational Priority: Education Encouraging the Reduction of AirEmissions

Requested Grant Amount: $35,865.00

Target Audience: Pre-school to University - Primary, General Public - Secondary

Project Description:This project will monitor outdoor air quality in selected neighborhood locations and provide educational information to Columbusresidents on general levels of criteria pollutants found. The goal of the project is to use data collected from two neighborhood-basedair monitoring sensor stations -- together with supplemental information -- to increase awareness about outdoor air quality andpollution, its possible impacts to people and wildlife, and to offer strategies that can both reduce residents' individual contribution to airpollution and potential harmful exposures when high levels of pollution are present. The primary audience is youth 1) from aparticipating Worthington High School and 2) attendees at an annual Columbus Public Health weekly summer camp, with thesecondary audience being daily clients and visitors to Columbus Public Health.

Anticipated List of Collaborators:1. Columbus Public Health department's Office of Environmental Protection and Sustainability, 2) The Ohio State UniversityDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, College of Engineering, and 3) Worthington Kilbourne High School,Worthington City School District

Additional InformationHave you ever attended an OEEF grant-writing workshop? No Proposed Start Date: 01/01/2018

Will this project have statewide impact? No Proposed Completion Date: 12/31/2019Which Ohio counties will the activities take place in? Franklin

Audience Category

Formal Education: Secondary: Juniors and Seniors

Non-formal Education - Visitors to: Nature Centers and Camps

General Public Education: Adults Generally

Project Issues

Air Issues: Outdoor Air

Other Issues: Environmental Health

Executive SummaryAudience Need:Atmospheric pollutants are a major environmental risk to health, with pollution from mobile sources a particular concern. Individuals inurban areas may face greater risks to these pollutants because of high traffic counts on nearby highways and regular episodes oftraffic congestion. Key health indicators in Franklin County (containing Columbus) show 4 of the top 5 causes of death result fromhealth conditions associated with outdoor air pollution. Poor air quality also exacerbates chronic conditions like asthma - FranklinCounty's current asthma prevalence rate is 13.9% for adults and over 16% for children. Outdoor air pollution can also pose a threat towildlife, its habitat, food and water sources. This project will provide opportunities to better understand the distribution of pollutants inmicro environments, educate residents on health and environmental impacts, and offer strategies to both reduce individualcontributions to pollution and potentially harmful exposures.

Key Personnel:The lead for the project will be the Columbus Public Health department (CPH), through its Office of Environmental Protection andSustainability. Richard Hicks, MPA, directs the office's activities, which include development of community-based initiatives to improvehealth by improving the health of the environment. Additional partners include the Ohio State University's Department of Civil,Environmental & Geodetic Engineering. Dr. Andrew May, Ph.D.,has nearly 10 years of experience in air quality measurements, and iscurrently Principal Investigator on two projects using portable air quality sensors to examine traffic-related pollution. Two WorthingtonCity Schools staff members will also participate -- Brian Geniusz, Science and Health Curriculum Leader K-12 for Worthington CitySchools, and Brianna Diehl, AP/IB Biology & AP Environmental Science teacher for Worthington Kilbourne High School.

Overall Project Objectives:There are three general project education objectives concerning delivery of information on outdoor air quality, air pollutants, and theirimpact to both human health and the natural environment. The project will: 1) Provide information -- based on air monitoring sensorstation data and supplemental information produced by project partners and consultants -- to up to 75 junior and senior WorthingtonKilbourne High School Environmental Science students, 2) Provide this information to as many as 28 annual Columbus Public Health(CPH) department summer camp participants, ages 12-17, and 3) Provide this information via a CPH indoor kiosk to up to 1,000 dailydepartment clients and visitors. Recipients will learn about relative levels of pollutants found in outdoor air and how they impacthuman and environmental health, and actions they can take to reduce their contribution to the problem and potentially harmfulexposures.

Major Activities:Two air monitoring air sensor stations sensor would be constructed -- the first at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave.,Columbus, OH, 43215; the second at Worthington Kilbourne High School, 1499 Hard Rd., Columbus, OH, 43235. The stations willrecord and transmit data on ambient air quality for use in educational activities at both the high school and the department. Othersignificant activities include 1) creation of an air quality education unit for both Junior and Senior Advanced Placement (AP)environmental science high school students and younger summer daycamp participants, 2) testing to determine knowledge levelchanges as a result of these air quality education units, 3) the purchase of an informational kiosk at Columbus Public Health, whereclients and visitors can learn about air quality through a self-guided module, and 4) production of kiosk promotional material targeted todepartment clients, visitors, partner organizations and nearby neighborhood associations.

Overall Cost:The overall cost for this project is projected to be $73,007.90. Of this, Columbus Public Health is requesting OEEF funding of $35,865over two years. The remaining balance of $37,141.90 would come from in-kind administrative matches from each of the three listedcollaborators. Matching funds reflect project coordination and anticipated grant reporting time from Richard Hicks; air monitor sensorfabrication, testing, calibration and training activity time from Dr. May and OSU graduate student Yangyang Zou; and lesson planningand teaching time from Ms. Brianna Diehl of Worthington Kilbourne High School.

Project DescriptionAudience Need:Poor outdoor air quality from mobile source pollution and other sources can contribute to a variety of adverse health conditions. Theseinclude low-level temporary impacts like irritation to eyes, nose and throat; to significant, permanent damage at high levels ofexposure. Air pollution has been found to be a contributing factor for some of the most serious health conditions, including 4 of the 5leading causes of death annually in Franklin County. These include cancer (#1), heart disease (#2), Chronic Lower RespiratoryDisease (#4) and stroke (#5), which account for more than 4,800 deaths annually in Franklin County. Poor outdoor air can alsoexacerbate chronic diseases like asthma. Currently, the county's current asthma prevalence rate is estimated at 13.9% for adults andover 16% for children. For a Columbus population of over 850,000 residents, this means that approximately 88,000 adults and 34,000children have at one time been diagnosed with asthma. Additionally, studies have shown that asthma affects different racial groupsdisproportionately, including a National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute study that concluded that compared to white children, asthmaprevalence is 1.6 times higher in African-American children. This inequity is particularly troubling considering the city has an African-American population of over 25%. Finally, air pollution has been shown to be a significant contributor for early mortality. A 2013 MITstudy has suggested that nationally, exposure to mobile source pollution results in over 53,000 early deaths each year, with earlydeath defined as a person dying 10 years earlier than they would otherwise. Air pollutants can also pose a threat to wildlife, harmingwildlife itself, its habitat, food and water sources. Pollutants taken in though ingestion or inhalation can damage organs, affect growthor reproductive functions, and environmental pollutants can also accumulate in wildlife food sources. While Columbus is an urbanenvironment, it contains significant areas of natural habitat, including two major rivers with riparian corridors and more than 230 cityand metro parks. These natural areas are important in providing residents with an improved quality of life, which can positively impactmental and physical health. All of this suggests a need for 1) additional education to Columbus-area residents concerning outdoor airquality , the major pollutants found in our air and how they impact our health our health and environment, and 2) strategies that can betaken to reduce individuals' contribution to the problem and potentially harmful exposures during episodes of poor air quality. Thisneed has been recognized by Worthington schools, which will be a major collaborator in the project. Jennifer Wene, Chief AcademicOfficer, has stated that the project is an important opportunity for their young students to learn about air pollution and health impacts --both through education activities and connecting students with local experts in the field -- recognizing that some of these students willplay important roles in the community, its economy and the protection of its environment. She notes that the project also offers anopportunity for the entire Worthington community to learn more about air pollution and its impacts through linking the sensor stationdata feed directly to the school district's website. The project clearly meets the mission of Columbus Public Health's Office ofEnvironmental Protection and Sustainability, which is to "Improve Health by Improving the Health of the Environment." Theconstruction and use of the two monitoring sensor stations, the data produced, the providing of supplemental health and environmentalinformation to residents and youth via an informational kiosk and class instruction all offer an usual, interesting and innovative way forresidents to learn more about a significant health and environmental issue, and ways to positively address it.

Qualification:Richard Hicks, MPA, BSJ, currently directs activities of Columbus Public Health's Office of Environmental Protection andSustainability, which works to 1) create educational activities for both department staff and the general public, and 2) developcommunity-based initiatives related to environmental protection and health. He has held various positions of department leadershipfor 25 years. Many of these positions have required development of new initiatives and programs within multiple department divisions.In addition to developing Columbus Public Health environmental initiatives, he supports the city's Office of Environmental Stewardshipin developing policy and initiatives connected with Columbus' environmental management plan, including development of the city'sClimate Change Action Plan. He has served on the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) ClimateChange Task Force, and is currently assisting the National Environmental Health Association with a similar advisory group. OSUAssistant Professor Andrew May, PhD, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, has nearly 10 years ofexperience in air quality measurements. Presently he is a principal investigator on active projects through a regional UniversityTransportation Center and the National Science Foundation to investigate traffic-related air pollution using portable, low-cost air qualitysensors. His work with a team of OSU students has resulted in the development and installation of sensor units on the university'scampus buses, and an engineering design and development class at Hilliard-Davidson High School. Dr. May and his students willprovide services related to monitor fabrication, testing and calibration; and additional technical support for the established monitoringstations as needed during the project. Mr. Brian Geniusz has served as Worthington Schools Science Curriculum Leader for 9 years,and works with teachers to support student learning opportunities in science. He has overseen implementation of several MathScience Partnership grants from the Department of Education, coordinated review and adoption of several district-wide curriculumresources and written science courses for students K-12. He also helps to coordinate the professional learning and teacherdevelopment program for Worthington district science teachers. Ms. Brianna Diehl teaches Advanced Placement EnvironmentalScience at Worthington Kilbourne High School, engaging students in a number of experiments which model the current understandingof cutting edge science. Her skills and experience with students have shown an ability to make difficult topics easy to understand,enabling students to successfully grasp challenging technical and complex concepts. As part of this project, Ms. Diehl will receivetraining from Dr. May concerning the operation of the school's sensor station, the data produced and its meaning.

Continuation and Replication Plan:OEEF funds will provide seed money for this pilot, which the department intends to continue after its conclusion given the low cost ofmonitoring sensors and the ease of mounting them on existing facilities. The technology represents an opportunity for researchers toassess air quality differences in urban micro-environments that may not be evident using the long-term monitoring sites and equipmentcurrently utilized by USEPA. While measurement and accuracy of these low-grade sensors are poorer than their federal counterparts,the ability to place sensors in numerous community locations could yield important information about relative pollution levels indifferent neighborhoods and correlation data about these levels as they relate to community asthma rates. Because of this, projectresults and spacial findings regarding relative levels of pollutants found in micro environments are anticipated to be shared in bothpublic health and academic journals. Results gained form the initiative will also help inform city leadership concerningimplementation of a Smart Cities grant recently awarded to Columbus. The city was awarded a $40-million U.S. Department ofTransportation grant in June 2016 to develop an integrated, low-emissions, "smart" transportation system. One of the possibilitiesconnected to the plan is the installation of multiple roadside kiosks along key transportation corridors -- kiosks which could containambient air monitoring equipment. The implementation team has indicated an interest in using results of this pilot project inconsidering the placement of similar equipment in Smart City kiosks. Independent of the Smart Cities initiative, continuing advances indigital and informational technology provide more opportunities for "citizen science" aimed at both school and neighborhood locations.Projects like this are particularly attractive as teaching opportunities in area middle and high schools. The Office of EnvironmentalProtection and Sustainability hopes to regularly add new monitoring sites once this pilot is operational. But at a minimum, the Officewould seek to regularly add new school partners which could develop student lessons using data from the initial two sensor stationsand supplemental info. Successful completion of the pilot initiative would also enable the Office of Environmental Protection andSustainability to expand air quality educational initiatives to new target populations. These could include additional area youth, viacivic clubs and organizations; as well as adults through civic associations, area health advisory committees, environmental advocacygroups, etc. Finally, the central Ohio population is expected to increase by 500,000 persons by 2050, with the population growingmuch older and younger compared to today's levels. This increase, and air pollution's impact on our most vulnerable residents,reaffirms the need for and value of continuing education after the project's conclusion.

Budget Narrative:The overall cost for this project is projected to be $73,007.90. Columbus Public Health is requesting $35,865 in OEEF funding (49%)over two years. The remaining $37,141.90 balance (51%) would be an in-kind match from Columbus Public Health and the project'stwo other collaborators, the Ohio State University's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, and the WorthingtonCity School District. OEEF funds would primarily be used for equipment connected to development and construction of 2 ambient airsensor monitoring stations in the first year of the grant project. The stations would continuously monitor for the presence of carbonmonoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, and be self-powered via solar panel. Monitoring data would be transmittedvia Wi-Fi to an OSU-hosted website for use by Worthington Kilbourne students, and a Worthington City Schools site for communityviewing. Plans are mount the monitoring sensor equipment directly to signage that will help publicize the project and explain its goalsto community residents and student learners. Additionally, a significant portion of the requested funds will also be used for supplies,services and equipment needed to purchase/develop educational materials that will compliment the data produced by the monitoringstations. Both the monitor data and the these developed materials will be used to educate Columbus residents and area youth on airquality, potential contaminants in our air, the impact these contaminants have on our health and natural environment and strategies toboth reduce individual pollution contributions and potentially harmful exposures to poor air quality. Notable expenses, in addition tothe equipment needed to construct the 2 air monitoring sensor stations, include two contractual agreements: 1) a projected $5,000service contract for consultant development of information outlining how ambient air pollutants can negatively impact urban wildlife andecosystems. This information will become part of an eventual education piece delivered to Worthington Kilbourne High School juniorsand seniors, and Columbus Public Health visitors and attendees at its annual summer day camp each July, and 2) a projected $2,000design contract for public signage associated with the air monitoring sensor stations at Columbus Public Health and WorthingtonKilbourne High School. Additionally, $7,000 in project funding is requested for the purchase of an informational indoor kiosk, which willbe used to offer the 1,000 daily visitors to Columbus Public Health a self-guided experience where they can learn about air quality, theimpacts that pollution can have on health and the environment, strategies to reduce both their contribution to the problem andpotentially harmful exposures. The $7,000 represents an informal vendor estimate on a potential kiosk cost, however cityrequirements state the item would have to be purchased through a competitive bid process. Information used in the kiosk would comefrom monitoring data from the facility's sensor station, material developed from Columbus Public Health department staff, andinformation developed from the environmental consultant contract. As part of the kiosk purchase, an additional $4,800 is requested,representing 2 years of service contract costs which will enable 1) customization of the kiosk screen with buttons linked to PDFs,video, white papers or any element of air pollution education info we would create, and 2) remote set-up, access and management ofthe kiosk from any location with internet access. This will allow for on-line viewing of kiosk status and activity reports , the addition ofany needed solutions to expand kiosk capability, and viewing of usage statistics to gain insight on how Columbus Public Health visitorsare actually using the kiosk.

Project Objectives and Associated Activities & Outcome MeasurementsObjective Title: Educate Columbus Public Health visitors through informational kiosk

Objective Description:Each day, Columbus Public Health is visited by as many as 1,000 residents who come to the department for vital statistics information;immunizations; sexual, reproductive, or tuberculosis testing; alcohol and drug counseling; and other services. This represents asignificant opportunity to educate visitors -- especially if they are among the 14% of residents diagnosed with asthma -- on outdoor airquality, its impact to health and the environment, and strategies that can be followed to reduce both individual contributions to airpollution and potentially harmful exposures. This would be accomplished through the purchase and installation of an educationalkiosk. Information from the department's monitoring station would be uploaded to the kiosk via department Wi-Fi. The Office ofEnvironmental Protection and Sustainability, together with the department's Communications Office staff, would create supplementalinformation on outdoor air quality, air pollution and health impacts. Software included with the kiosk would enable the resulting dataand supplemental information to be viewed by department visitors in a self-guided experience. Station sensors are limited to simplyshowing the presence of pollutants and provide information on trends over certain times of the day, days of the week, seasons of theyear, etc. Nevertheless, the data can still be used as a general indicator of localized "clean" or "unhealthy" air -- particularly forsensitive populations, and would still be valuable educational information when paired with supplemental information about air qualityand its link to human and environmental health. Disclaimers concerning sensor station measurements would be included in theresulting kiosk presentation. Given the daily visitor traffic to Columbus Public Health, it is anticipated that 400 visitors would use thekiosk by the conclusion of Year 1 of the OEEF grant project (1% of daily visitors over the final two months of Year 1 funding), with upto 2,500 persons annually receiving the information in subsequent years (1% of daily Columbus Public Health visitors thereafter). Theeducation outcome of this objective is: "That 80% of persons can successfully identify 1) the major criteria air pollutants, 2) the impactto health and environmental systems from harmful outdoor air pollution exposures, 3) actions that can reduce their individualcontribution to air pollution, or 4) strategies to reduce potentially harmful exposures, as determined through a self-administered test."

Activity Title: Establish an air monitoring sensor station at Columbus Public Health

Start Date: 01/01/2018 End Date: 05/01/2018 % of Budget: 17.0%

Activity Description:One of two project air monitoring sensor stations would be constructed at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave.,Columbus, OH, 43215, approximately 1 mile east of the downtown city center. The department is adjacent to two of the city'smost heavily-traveled highways, directly east of U.S. Interstate 71 and north of Interstate 70. According to 2010 Franklin Countytraffic flow maps provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation, daily traffic counts average between 100,000 to 140,000vehicles on both Interstates 71 and 70. The station would monitor for four of the six most common air pollutants, classified andregulated as criteria pollutants by U.S. EPA. These include carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), andparticulate matter (PM). In addition it would include equipment that would measure temperature, wind speed and direction. Thestations would be self-powered via solar panels. Raw sensor data would be transmitted from the station for use a self-guidededucational module for Columbus Public Health department daily visitors via Wi-Fi connection at the department.

Outcome Title: Columbus Public Health air monitoring sensor station operational

Initial Outcome:An air monitoring sensor station would be established operational on Columbus Public Health property at 240 ParsonsAve., Columbus, OH, 43215, by May 1, 2018. Station monitors would provide continuous information on the presence andrelative levels carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM). Information ontemperature, wind speed and direction would also be recorded. The station would be self-powered via solar panel, andstation data would be transmitted for department educational use via a Wi-Fi connection.

Long-Term Effects:Station data -- together with supplemental information on air pollution's health and environmental impacts -- would beused to create educational opportunities for annual Columbus Public Health clients and visitors and summer day campparticipants regarding air pollution, health and environmental impacts. The educational information will contribute tocommunity efforts to decrease air pollution levels and adverse health impacts connected to exposure to unhealthy outdoorair.

Activity Title: Install an air quality educational kiosk at Columbus Public Health


Activity Description:OEEF grant funds would provide for the purchase and installation of an educational kiosk in the lobby of Columbus PublicHealth. Through the kiosk, daily visitors who come to the department for information, clinic services or other services can learnabout outdoor air quality and its impacts to health and the environment through a self-guided information module. Informationfrom the department's monitoring sensor station would be uploaded to the kiosk via department Wi-Fi. The Office ofEnvironmental Protection and Sustainability, together with the department's Communications Office staff, would createsupplemental information on outdoor air quality, air pollution and health impacts. This would be combined with supplementalinformation, created by an outside consultant via formal bidding, on the impacts of air pollution on the environment, particularlyurban ecosystems found in Columbus and similar cities. Kiosk software would enable the resulting education module to beviewed by department visitors in a self-guided experience. Visitors viewing the education module will be able to identify themajor criteria air pollutants, their impact to health and environmental systems, and both 1) actions that can be taken to reducean individual's personal contribution in creating air pollution, and 2) strategies to reduce potentially harmful exposures.

Outcome Title: Columbus Public Health visitors view educational information

Initial Outcome:By the conclusion of the first year of the OEEF grant project, up to 400 visitors to Columbus Public Health would use thekiosk to receive educational information on air quality and its impact to human and environmental health (assumes 1% ofCPH daily visitors would view kiosk information during the final 2 months of Year 1 funding). The objective related to thisoutcome would be that 80% of persons viewing this information can successfully identify one or more criteria airpollutants, potential impacts from criteria pollutants to health and natural systems, one or more actions that can be takento reduce a person's individual contribution to poor air quality, or one or more strategies to reduce potentially harmfulexposures, as determined through a self-administered test.

Long-Term Effects:The kiosk would be provide this air quality education information to as many as 2,500 annual visitors to Columbus PublicHealth (assumes 1% of CPH daily visitors would view kiosk information over 12 months). Over time, the informationshould result in a general increase in community knowledge about air pollution and its effect on human and environmentalhelp. This educational information can contribute to a per-capita decrease in the amount of air pollution generated, and anoverall decrease in the number and severity of asthma attacks in Columbus, as residents learn more about air pollutionand what they can do to reduce potentially harmful exposures.A successful pilot could also provide valuable information to city leaders implementing Columbus' Smart Cities grantaward, which provides for the capability of installing portable roadside air monitoring sensors at kiosk locations along maincity transportation arteries.

Activity Title: Produce kiosk promotional material for CPH visitors, partners and neighborhood associations


Activity Description:Promotional material related to the installation of the air quality educational kiosk will be produced, to help ensure both visitorsand potential visitors to Columbus Public Health are aware of the resource. The department is visited by as many as 1,000residents who come daily for vital statistics information; immunizations; sexual, reproductive, or tuberculosis testing; alcohol anddrug counseling; and other services. In addition, the department provides meeting facilities and serves as a central meetinglocation for department staff, partner organizations, and neighborhood groups. Promotional materials -- in the form of interiordepartment signage and materials that can be electronically distributed via e-mail communications -- will be created to ensurethat Columbus Public Health can fully realize the significant educational opportunity that the educational kiosk represents for thecommunity's residents.

Outcome Title: Promotional material on CPH kiosk produced and distributed

Initial Outcome:Interior department signage will be created, informing department clients, visitors and the general public of theestablishment of the educational kiosk and its location within the department. In addition, supplemental information will beproduced in the form of hard-copy and electronic pamphlets, which will be made available to residents using departmentservices, staff partner organizations, and nearby neighborhood associations. This outreach will help ensure that the airquality education information available through the department kiosk is viewed by the largest possible audience.

Long-Term Effects:This promotional activity will help ensure that projection of kiosk use by up to 2,500 persons can be met, and that theinformation can be used to help reduce air pollution levels in the community, as well as the number of serious healthepisodes related to air pollution (i.e., asthma ER visits and hospitalizations). In addition, the building -- because of itspast history as a school for the blind, its distinctive architecture and inclusion of the National Register of Historic Places --is of considerable interest to the community. Small tours are regularly held here, and the department provides communitymeeting room space. The creation of interior department signage and other kiosk promotional materials has the potentialto interest and impact residents who may never need to use our facilities for health services or to conduct public healthbusiness.

Objective Title: Educate Worthington high school students on air quality and health and environmental impacts

Objective Description:Monitoring data from the Worthington Kilbourne High School sensor station, together with supplemental information produced byColumbus Public Health and a consultant to be determined, will be used to create student lessons plans to annually educate morethan 75 junior and senior Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science students. Part of this education will include a student ledinquiry investigation, where students will justify a claim with evidence based on data obtained from the school sensor station. Studentswill research carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ground level ozone and particulate matter, identifying an air pollutant of interest and acommon issue associated with each pollutant. Student groups will generate a claim to investigate, then support or reject that claimafter monitoring their own data over the course of the investigation. The education activities will be central to the school's pollution unit,but will also be revisited during planned units on climate change, urban development, energy and toxicology. Education units coveringair quality, air pollutants and health and environmental impacts would be presented annually to Worthington Kilbourne students, whowould gain both research and critical thinking skills, as well as knowledge about actions to reduce their individual contributions to airpollution and potential harmful exposures. The activities will align to Ohio's New Learning Standards for Environmental Science, asstudents will use science inquiry and application skills when crafting initial research questions, collecting output data and during dataanalysis and interpretation. As noted form the Syllabus and Model Curriculum, students will 1) identify questions and concepts thatguide scientific investigations, 2) Design and conduct scientific investigations, 3) Use technology and mathematics to improveinvestigations , 4) Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking), 5) Recognize andanalyze explanations and models, and 6) Communicate and support a scientific argument. Students will use real-time data; researchthe most severe environmental problems (and root causes) facing the local community, state, country and world; and present evidenceand conclusions orally, through a poster session or in written form (i.e., scientific research paper). Sensor station monitor data andsupplemental information will be used by students to specifically focus on course content found in "Earth's Resources," including Airand Air Pollution, Primary and Secondary Contaminants, Greenhouse Gasses, and The Clean Air Act. The resulting educationoutcome objective is: "To show an Effect-Size increase of 0.4, related to students' expected growth and understanding of the topic, asdemonstrated through student pre-and-post testing."

Activity Title: Establish air monitoring station at Worthington Kilbourne High School


Activity Description:One of two project air monitoring sensor stations would be constructed at Worthington Kiilbourne High School, located at 1499Hard Rd., Columbus, OH, 43235. The school is one of two suburban high schools in the Worthington School District, and islocated approximately 15 miles from the Columbus city center. The school is located near a number of significant citytransportation corridors, approximately 1 mile west of Ohio State Route 315, and directly north of U.S. Interstate 270. Trafficdata provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation shows daily traffic counts average between 25,000 to 50,000 vehiclesalong Ohio State Route 315, and between 140,000 and 180,000 along U.S. Interstate 270. School property is also adjacent to aCSX railway line. The station would monitor for four of the six most common air pollutants, classified and regulated as criteriapollutants by U.S. EPA. These include carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulate matter (PM).In addition, it would include equipment that would measure temperature, wind speed and direction. The stations would be self-powered via solar panels. Raw sensor data would be transmitted from the station for student us via a Wi-Fi connection andconverted to concentration values via software currently under development at Ohio State University.

Outcome Title: Worthington Kilbourne air monitoring sensor station operational

Initial Outcome:An air monitoring sensor station would be established and operational on Worthington Kilbourne High School property,1499 Hard Rd., Columbus, OH, 43235, by May 1, 2018. Station monitors would provide continuous information on thepresence and relative levels carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM).Information on temperature, wind speed and direction would also be recorded. The station would be self-powered viasolar panel, and station data would be transmitted for department educational use via a Wi-Fi connection.

Long-Term Effects:Station data -- together with supplemental information on air pollution health's health and environmental impacts -- wouldbe used to create educational opportunities each year for the high schools junior and senior Advanced Placementenvironmental science students, regarding air pollution and its health and environmental impacts. Data from the monitorswould also be accessible to Worthington community residents via the school districts's web page. This educationalinformation and knowledge will contribute to community efforts to decrease air pollution levels and adverse health impactsconnected to exposure to poor outdoor air. Additionally, the students' experience with the science behind this class, andthe exposure to working professionals who science in their daily jobs has the potential to lead to bolstering the number oflocal graduates working in the fields of science and technology.

Activity Title: Create air quality education lesson plan using sensor station data and supplemental information


Activity Description:An air quality education unit would be created by Ms. Diehl to present to as many as 75 Junior and Senior Advanced Placement(AP) Environmental Science students at Worthington Kilbourne High School. The material will be developed using data from theschool's air monitoring sensor station, together with two pieces of supplemental material. One would be developed byColumbus Public Health staff and summarize the impact of air pollutants on human health. The other would be by an outsideconsultant, to be determined after a formal bid process, which would detail the impact of air pollutants on urban ecosystems andwildlife. This information would be made available to school students (as well as community residents) so that they can betterunderstand the link between the environment and health, learn how they can reduce their contribution to area air pollution, anddevelop strategies to reduce potentially harmful exposures during episodes of high outdoor air pollution.

Outcome Title: Initial group of 75 Worthington Kilbourne students educated on air pollution and its impacts

Initial Outcome:Ms. Brianna Diehl will present an educational unit on air quality, and its impacts to health and the environment to an initialgroup of 75 Advanced Placement (AP) Worthington Kilbourne High School students. Unit contents will specifically focuson course content found in "Earth's Resources," and include information on air pollution, primary and secondarycontaminants, greenhouse gases and the Clean Air Act. The resulting education outcome objective from the lesson planis: "To show an Effect-Size increase of 0.4, related to students' expected growth and understanding of the topic," asdemonstrated by student pre-and-post-testing.

Long-Term Effects:Education units on air quality, air pollutants, and health and environmental impacts would be presented annually toapproximately 75 students. The information gained by students will make them more knowledgeable about actions theycan take to reduce their individual contribution to creating pollution, and potentially improve their health by providingstrategies to reduce harmful exposures in the event air quality is deemed to be at an unhealthy level. In addition, becauseof the scientific nature of the material and structure of the course, students would gain skills in both research and criticalthinking, which will help them in a variety of areas throughout their life.

Activity Title: Student inquiry investigation on air pollutants


Activity Description: Worthington Kilbourne instructor Brianna Diehl will supervise a student led inquiry investigation, where students will justify aclaim with evidence based on data obtained from the school sensor station. Students will research carbon monoxide, nitrogendioxide, ground level ozone and particulate matter, identifying an air pollutant of interest and a common issue associated witheach pollutant. Student groups will generate a claim to investigate, then support or reject that claim after monitoring their owndata over the course of the investigation. The education activities will be central to the school's pollution unit, but will also berevisited during planned units on climate change, urban development, energy and toxicology. Education units covering airquality, air pollutants and health and environmental impacts would be presented annually to Worthington Kilbourne students,who would gain both research and critical thinking skills, as well as knowledge about actions to reduce their individualcontributions to air pollution and potential harmful exposures. The activities will align to Ohio's New Learning Standards forEnvironmental Science, as students will use science inquiry and application skills when crafting initial research questions,collecting output data and during data analysis and interpretation. As noted form the Syllabus and Model Curriculum, studentswill 1) identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations, 2) Design and conduct scientific investigations, 3) Usetechnology and mathematics to improve investigations , 4) Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic andevidence (critical thinking), 5) Recognize and analyze explanations and models, and 6) Communicate and support a scientificargument. Students will use real-time data; research the most severe environmental problems (and root causes) facing thelocal community, state, country and world; and present evidence and conclusions orally, through a poster session or in writtenform (i.e., scientific research paper). Sensor station monitor data and supplemental information will be used by students tospecifically focus on course content found in "Earth's Resources," including Air and Air Pollution, Primary and SecondaryContaminants, Greenhouse Gasses, and The Clean Air Act.

Outcome Title: Student-led inquiry investigation on air pollutants

Initial Outcome:Worthington Kilbourne students will identify an air pollutant of interest and a common issue associated with each pollutant,generate a claim to investigate, then support or reject that claim after monitoring their own data over the course of theinvestigation. The inquiry will require that students 1) Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations,2) Design and conduct scientific investigations, 3) Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations , 4)Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking), 5) Recognize and analyzeexplanations and models, and 6) Communicate and support a scientific argument. Their evidence findings andconclusions will be presented orally, through a poster session, or in written form (i.e., scientific research paper).

Long-Term Effects:Increased comfort with, and Improvement in, student's research, critical-thinking, writing, and public speaking skills. Inaddition, exposure to the scientific method may increase student interest in entering academic or vocational fieldsconnected to science and research.

Activity Title: Introduce Worthington Kilbourne students to science-based environmental careers


Activity Description:Worthington Kilbourne High School students would be introduced to potential environmental careers, and the importance ofscience in these careers, through guest lectures and possible off-site trips through two of the project collaborators: 1) Dr.Andrew May, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering with The Ohio State UniversityCollege of Engineering, and 2) Richard Hicks, director of the Office of Environmental Protection and Sustainability at ColumbusPublic Health. Dr. May, through guest lecture at Worthington Kilbourne High School, can provide students with a summary ofhis nearly 10 years of experience in work related to air quality measurements, how that work is currently used, and the potentialfor how advances in science and technology can move this work forward in future years leading to further environmentalimprovements. They will be able to to learn directly from Dr. May about his research in the field of air quality, including his workthat has resulted in the development and installation of sensor units on the university's campus buses. In addition, via apossible visit to his Ohio State University research facility, Dr. May and his graduate student assistants could provideWorthington Kilbourne students with hands-on experience where they can see air sensor monitor fabrication, testing andcalibration equipment; and learn more about issues in Environmental Engineering and Science. Richard Hicks would be able toprovide more general information on the importance of science from a public health perspective. This would include detailingsome of the environmentally focused, community-based initiatives his office is currently developing, as well as other publichealth issues where science plays an important role.

Outcome Title: Guest lectures for Worthington Students by Environmental Practitioners

Initial Outcome:Two guest lectures would be incorporated into each semester's air quality education unit, one each by Richard Hicks andDr. Andrew May. Mr. Hicks' remarks would provide background on link between human health and the health of theenvironment, provide detail on the educational and community-based initiatives developed by the Office of EnvironmentalProtection and Sustainability, and discuss the origin and importance of the current project from the perspective of a publichealth professional. Dr. May would provide information on the work now being done concerning portable air monitoringsensors, how working with this technology may represent an important advance in our understanding of air pollution inurban environments, and how technological advances in environmental engineering may be impacting society in thefuture.

Long-Term Effects:Continued guest lectures to multiple classes over time have the potential to open up advanced education and careeravenues for these Advanced Placement students that they may have been unaware of, if not for this project. The ability tointeract with actual environmental professionals, currently using science and data in their daily work, could play a smallpart in increasing the number of students ultimately working in science fields as adults.

Activity Title: Provide pre-and-post test to Worthington Kilbourne students on knowledge of air pollutants


Activity Description:Sensor station monitor data and supplemental information by Columbus Public Health will be used by Worthington KilbourneHigh School AP environmental science students to specifically focus on course content found in the "Earth's Resources" text.This content includes 1) Air and Air Pollution, 2) Primary and Secondary Contaminants, 3) Greenhouse Gasses, and 4) TheClean Air Act. Through a pre-and-post test administered by Ms. Diehl at the beginning and conclusion of the air qualityeducation unit, students will demonstrate a significant increase in their understanding and knowledge of these topics.

Outcome Title: Increased Student Knowledge from Air Monitoring Education Lesson Module

Initial Outcome:Approximately 75 Worthington Kilbourne High School Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science students (juniorsand seniors) will show an Effect-Size increase of 0.4, related to their expected growth and understanding of the topic: AirMonitoring Education. Subjects covered in the unit will include air quality, air pollutants, and their potential impact tohuman health and the health of natural ecosystems.

Long-Term Effects:Students in this initial cohort, and those in subsequent years, will have the knowledge necessary to reduce their individualcontribution of air pollution produced, practice daily behaviors to minimize pollution production, and reduce their exposureto outdoor air when pollution levels are forecast to be at unhealthy levels.

Objective Title: Establish an air quality education unit for Columbus Public Health summer camp participants

Objective Description:Camp Public Health was established in 2015 as a week-long summer day camp for youth interested in science, but with a publichealth focus. Each July, the camp welcomes 28 youth ages 12-15 years of age. Most of the camp activities take place at theColumbus Public Health department, though there is one full day scheduled each year at The Ohio State University facilities,traditionally at the College of Public Health. However, this project would also offer the opportunity to expand our presence at The OhioState University by exposing camp students to health and environmentally-related activities undertaken by staff and students at theDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, College of Engineering. Camp Public Health is held each day form 9a.m. to 4 p.m., with lunch provided. Attendees are exposed to and involved in a wide range of learning activities about the field ofpublic health and activities performed by public health practitioners. The annual camp provides an opportunity to develop aneducation module for attendees on outdoor air quality, the most significant pollutants in our air, and their impact to human health andthe environment. The Columbus Public Health sensor station and the data produced would be a focal point in discussing the ambientair pollutants present in urban locations, their sources, and the the relative amount of pollution levels found during different timeperiods periods. This information would be used to introduce the potential health impacts of air pollutants to our health and the healthof the environment., with particular emphasis on these impacts to local residents -- most specifically, vulnerable populations -- andarea ecosystems. Youth receiving this information will have the knowledge to better understand how air pollution can affect theirhealth, actions they can take to reduce their individual contribution to the creation of air pollution, and strategies they and familymembers can take to reduce potentially harmful exposures. If they are among the estimated 16% of Franklin County children whohave been diagnosed with asthma, this may be particularly important. The education outcomes for this objective is: "A total of 80% ofCamp Public Health attendees will demonstrate a significant increase in knowledge of 1) mobile source air pollutants, 2) the range ofpotential health impacts from exposure, 3) actions to reduce their individual contribution, or 4) strategies to avoid possible harmfulexposures, as measured by responses to module unit testing."

Activity Title: Construct an air monitoring sensor station at Columbus Public Health


Activity Description:One of two project air monitoring sensor stations would be constructed at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave.,Columbus, OH, 43215, approximately 1 mile east of the downtown city center. The department is adjacent to two of the city'smost heavily-traveled highways, directly east of U.S. Interstate 71 and north of Interstate 70. According to 2010 Franklin Countytraffic flow maps provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation, daily traffic averages between 100,000 to 140,000 vehicleson both Interstates 71 and 70. The station would monitor for four of the six most common air pollutants, classified and regulatedas criteria pollutants by U.S. EPA. These include carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulatematter (PM). In addition it would include equipment that would measure temperature, wind speed and direction. The stationswould be self-powered via solar panels. Raw sensor data would be transmitted from the station for Camp Public Health summercamp participants via a Wi-Fi connection at the department and converted to concentration values via software currently underdevelopment at Ohio State University.

Outcome Title: Columbus Public Health air monitoring sensor station operational

Initial Outcome:An air monitoring sensor station would be established operational on Columbus Public Health property at 240 ParsonsAve., Columbus, OH, 43215, by May 1, 2018. Station monitors would provide continuous information on the presence andrelative levels carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM). Information ontemperature, wind speed and direction would also be recorded. The station would be self-powered via solar panel, andstation data would be transmitted for department educational use via a Wi-Fi connection.

Long-Term Effects:Station data -- together with supplemental information on air pollution health and environmental impacts -- would be usedto create educational opportunities for annual Columbus Public Health clients and visitors and summer day campparticipants regarding air pollution, health and environmental impacts. The educational information will contribute tocommunity efforts to decrease air pollution levels and adverse health impacts connected to exposure to poor outdoor air.

Activity Title: Create an air quality education model using sensor station data and supplemental information


Activity Description:The Columbus Public Health sensor station data and supplemental information produced by both Columbus Public Health staffand an outside consultant would used to produce an education module for up to 28 youth, ages 12-17, who participate in theColumbus Public Health's annual Camp Public Health summer camp. The information would used to introduce the summercamp participants to ambient air pollutants present in urban locations, their sources, and the the relative amount of pollutionlevels found during different time periods periods. This information would be used to introduce the potential health impacts of airpollutants to our health and the health of the environment., with particular emphasis on these impacts to local residents -- mostspecifically, vulnerable populations -- and urban area wildlife and ecosystems. Youth receiving this information will have theknowledge to better understand how air pollution can affect their health, actions they can take to reduce their individualcontribution to the creation of air pollution, and strategies they and family members can take to reduce potentially harmfulexposures.

Outcome Title: Air quality education module delivered to annual summer camp participants

Initial Outcome:Up to 28 Columbus-area youth, ages 12-17, would receive educational information on air quality, air pollution and itsimpacts to health and the environment, through a summer day-camp session at Columbus Public Health.

Long-Term Effects:Education units on air quality, air pollutants, and health and environmental impacts would be presented annually toapproximately 28 students. The information gained by students will make them more knowledgeable about actions theycan take to reduce their individual contribution to creating pollution, and potentially improve their health by providingstrategies to reduce harmful exposures in the event air quality is deemed to be at an unhealthy level. In addition, becauseof the scientific nature of the material and structure of the course, students would gain insight and appreciation concerning1) the role that science, research and data collection can play in identifying the presence and potential scope ofenvironmental problems, and 2) other potential issues health and other public concerns.

Activity Title: Introduce Camp Public Health summer camp participants to science-based environmental careers


Activity Description:Camp Public Health summer camp participants would be introduced to potential environmental careers, and the importance ofscience in these careers, through a day-trip to The Ohio State University's College of Engineering through project collaborator,Dr. Andrew May, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering. The day trip wouldsupplement the air quality educational module that participants would receive concerning air quality, and its potential impact toboth human health and the health of urban ecosystems. Through introducing students to his laboratory facilities in HitchcockHall, Dr. May would provide students with a summary of his experience in work related to air quality measurements, how thatwork is currently used, and the potential for how advances in science and technology can move hat work forward in future yearsand lead to further environmental improvements. Dr. May and graduate student staff would provide hands-on experience wheresummer camp participants can see air sensor monitor fabrication, testing and calibration equipment; and learn more aboutissues in constructing a working air monitor sensor station.

Outcome Title: Field day experience at OSU Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering

Initial Outcome:Up to 28 participants at Camp Public Health summer daycamp would receive a half-day tour of lab facilities at The OhioState University Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, College of Engineering, facilitated by Dr.May and Richard Hicks. The participants, ages 12-17, would learn how OSU students fabricate equipment and worktechnology, with the goal of understanding the role technology can play in investigating problems and providing publicadministrators with potential solutions. The facilities tour would compliment the planned student education module thatdiscusses air pollution, and its impacts to human health and the environment -- highlighting data collected by equipmentdeveloped at the OSU facility.

Long-Term Effects:For some of these youth, many who are underprivileged, this field experience may be the first time they are on a majorcollege campus and can learn first-hand the type of learning and activities that take place there. This half-day tour (andcontinued trips over time as the Columbus Public Health summer daycamp continues) has the potential to open upadvanced education and career interests and avenues for these youth -- interests and avenues that they may have beenunaware of, if not for this project. The ability to interact with actual environmental professionals using science and data intheir daily work -- some not much older than themselves -- could play an important role in affirming the feasibility ofpursuing their education and increasing the number of students ultimately working in science fields as adults.

Activity Title: Identify actions that can be taken to reduce individual contribution to outdoor air pollution


Activity Description:Through materials and a summary test given as part of the Camp Public Health air quality education unit, summer campparticipants will identify significant contributors to outdoor air pollution, and be able to identify actions that they can take in theirpersonal lives to reduce their individual contribution to outdoor air pollution. These actions will consist of strategies that theyand their family members can be taken in their daily routine around the home. In addition to providing actions that can reduceamounts of outdoor pollution generated, the information will also help students learn what they can do to avoid potential harmfulexposure when air quality is deemed unsafe through dally forecasts.

Outcome Title: Increased participant knowledge from daycamp air monitoring education module

Initial Outcome:Up to 28 Camp Public Health daycamp participants, ages 12-17, will show an increased level of knowledge concerningsignificant pollutants found in outdoor air, their sources, actions they can take to reduce their individual contributions to theproblem, and strategies to reduce potentially harmful exposures when air quality may be considered unhealthy. For somewho may live near sources of significant point or non-pollution, and/or suffer from chronic disease, this knowledge maylead to improved health/reduction in the number of adverse health impacts.

Long-Term Effects:This knowledge will allow for the possibility that students will practice new behaviors throughout their lives concerningways to reduce their individual contributions to air pollution -- practices that can be done as part of their daily lives. Theopportunity would also be present to share this knowledge and resulting practices with family and friends, enlarging thepotential positive impact beyond daycamp participants. It is possible information and concepts learned in this modulecould play a small, positive role in helping to improve local air quality, and the health of some in our community.

Budget SummaryCategory OEEF Grant % Total OEEF Grant Amount Applicant Match Total

A.1. Salary or Wages 0.0 $0.00 $37,141.90 $37,141.90

A.2. Benefits 0.0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

A.3. Substitute Teachers 0.0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

B.1. Supplies 26.0 $9,400.00 $0.00 $9,400.00

B.2. Equipment 47.0 $16,890.00 $0.00 $16,890.00

B.3. Printing 4.0 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00

B.4. Other Costs 1.0 $275.00 $0.00 $275.00

C.1. Contractual 22.0 $7,800.00 $0.00 $7,800.00

D.1. Administrative 0.0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Total Budget $35,865.00 $37,141.90 $73,006.90

A.1. Salary or Wages

Employee Name Title Grant # ofHours

GrantHourlyRate

Matching #of Hours

MatchingHourlyRate

GrantAnnualSalary

Grant % ofSalary

MatchingAnnualSalary

Matching% of

Salary

OEEFGrant

Amount

ApplicantMatchingAmount

Yangyang Zou Graduate student,Department of Civil,Environmental andGeodetic Engineering,Ohio State University

0 $0.00 50 $38.19 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 $1,909.50

Brianna Diehl AP/IB Biology & APEnvironmental ScienceTeacher, WorthingtonKilbrourne High School

0 $0.00 92 $64.00 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 $5,888.00

Richard Hicks Director, Office ofEnvironmentalProtection andSustainability,Columbus PublicHealth

0 $0.00 624 $41.15 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 $25,677.60

Dr. Andrew May Professor, Departmentof Civil, Environmentaland GeodeticEngineering, OhioState University

0 $0.00 40 $91.67 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 0.0 $0.00 $3,666.80

Subtotal: $0.00 $37,141.90

B.1. SuppliesSupplies Description Quantity Unit Price OEEF Grant Amount Applicant Matching Amount

Kiosk service contract for remote set-up, customizationneeds, etc.

12 $400.00 $4,800.00 $0.00

Educational materials: chemical model sets (4 @ $100),particulate senors for teaching aides (2@ $200), displayboards, and miscellaneous, ($500), etc. )

1 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 $0.00

Signs and display for sensor monitoring stations (mountingposts, signage, sensor platform, etc.)

2 $1,500.00 $3,000.00 $0.00

Computer Software 1 $300.00 $300.00 $0.00

Subtotal: $9,400.00 $0.00

B.2. EquipmentEquipment Description Quantity Unit Price OEEF Grant Amount Applicant Matching Amount

Alphasense NO2 sensor 2 $70.00 $140.00 $0.00

Waterproof casing 2 $50.00 $100.00 $0.00

Compressed gas cylinders of CO 1 $200.00 $200.00 $0.00

Propane torch 1 $10.00 $10.00 $0.00

"Advance" free-standing education kiosk 1 $7,000.00 $7,000.00 $0.00

Zamock Management Function 24 $10.00 $2,400.00 $0.00

Alphasense OX sensor 2 $70.00 $140.00 $0.00

Touch screen display for Raspberry Pi 2 $70.00 $140.00 $0.00

Ultra-zero air 2 $60.00 $120.00 $0.00

Ultra-zero NO 1 $1,400.00 $1,400.00 $0.00

Shinyei PM sensor 2 $20.00 $40.00 $0.00

Raspberry Pi3 single board computer 2 $45.00 $90.00 $0.00

9W Solar Panel 2 $90.00 $180.00 $0.00

Weather station temperature, air pressure and wind speedsensors

2 $500.00 $1,000.00 $0.00

Alphasense Analog Front-End Circuit Board 2 $190.00 $380.00 $0.00

44W-her external battery 2 $70.00 $140.00 $0.00

Annual Home Page Solution URL 24 $10.00 $2,400.00 $0.00

Alphasese CO sensor 2 $70.00 $140.00 $0.00

Electronic peripherals (wires, breadboard, analog-to-digitalconverter, etc.)

2 $35.00 $70.00 $0.00

Equipment shipping, incidentals 2 $400.00 $800.00 $0.00

Subtotal: $16,890.00 $0.00

B.3. PrintingPrinting Description Rate Description OEEF Grant Amount Applicant Matching Amount

Educational material printing (single infosheets, brochures for community use, etc.)

6,000 copies @25 cents per copy $1,500.00 $0.00

Subtotal: $1,500.00 $0.00

B.4. Other CostsOther Costs Description OEEF Grant Amount Applicant Matching Amount

Mileage (275 miles @ $.52 per mile) $275.00 $0.00

Subtotal: $275.00 $0.00

C.1. ContractualContractual Description Contractor Name OEEF Grant Amount Applicant Matching Amount

Service contract for air monitoring sensor station design TBD (city procedures requirecompetitive bid)

$2,000.00 $0.00

Fee to Worthington City Schools for district employees toinstall electrical power supply to Worthington KilbourneHigh School (back-up power source for air sensor station)

Worthington City Schoolsdistrict maintenance

$800.00 $0.00

Service contract for development of educational materialsummarizing air pollution impact on wildlife and habitatsystems

TBD (city procedures requirecompetitive bid)

$5,000.00 $0.00

Subtotal: $7,800.00 $0.00

Applicant ContactContact Type: Primary Collaborator Job Title: Worthington Science and Health

Curriculum LeaderName: Brian Geniusz

Primary Phone: (614) 450-6025 Primary Fax:Primary Email: [email protected]

Primary Address: 200 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Worthington, OH 43085Alternate Phone: (614) 450-6025 Alternate Fax:Alternate Email:

Alternate Address:Alternate Start Date: Alternate End Date:

Contact Type: Primary Collaborator Job Title: TeacherName: Brianna Diehl


Primary Address: 1499 Hard Rd., Columbus, OH 43235Alternate Phone: Alternate Fax:Alternate Email:


Contact Type: Project Director Job Title: Director - Office of EnvironmentalProtection and Sustainability

Name: Richard HicksPrimary Phone: (614) 645-6189 Primary Fax: (614) 645-7155Primary Email: [email protected]

Primary Address: 240 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH 43215Alternate Phone: Alternate Fax:Alternate Email:


Contact Type: Primary Collaborator Job Title: Assistant Professor, OSU Department ofCivil, Environmental and GeodeticEngineering

Name: Andrew MayPrimary Phone: (614) 688-1206 Primary Fax:Primary Email: [email protected]

Primary Address: Hitchcock Hall, 470, 4070 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210Alternate Phone: Alternate Fax:Alternate Email:


Contact Type: Fiscal Agent Job Title: Fiscal AnalystName: Danielle Ohms




Contact Type: Authorizing Agent Job Title: Health CommissionerName: Teresa Long




OEEF Grant Staff ChecklistApplication #: F-18G-001 Organization Name: Columbus Public Health

Application Type: GeneralGrant Project Title: Air Monitoring Education Project

A. Overall

1. Yes Project eligible?

2. Not selected Project meets which of OEEF's Educational Priorities: Education Encouraging the Reduction of Air Emissions

3. Yes Organization eligible?

4. JM Initials of staff member who provided pre-review, if any

Overall Comments:

OEEF points were awarded for match, collaboration and support. All expenditures are eligible under OEEF guidelines. Ohio's learning standards are

addressed with examples provided.

B. Application Cover Sheet

5. Yes Collaborators identified on cover sheet appear to be correct based on their role as described in the proposal

Comments: Letters from collaborators and supporters are included.

6. Yes Time lines and start date are realistic and consistent with OEEF Guidelines

Comments: Not entered

7. Yes Grant duration 30 months or less

8. Yes Audience identified by applicant is correct for the project. If not, re-assign to audience: Not selected

9. 0 points Under-served Audience: Award 10 extra points if the proposed project targets a regulated community primary audience.

10. Yes List of counties identified by applicant appears correct based on activities in project description


11. 0 points Under-served Counties: Award 5 points if the applicant organization is located in (OR all the proposed activities will take

place in) a county/counties that OEEF has defined as under-served (i.e., where fewer than two grants have been

awarded). Award 3 points if some of the proposed activities will take place in counties that OEEF has defined as under-

served.

12. No Is this a revision of a previous application? (check last 2 cycles) If yes, OEEF ID#: Not entered

13. Yes Has applicant previously received OEEF grant(s)? If yes, OEEF ID#: 00G-057, 03M-031

14. No Was previous grant awarded in the past twelve months?

15. No Is any previous grant still open?

Not selected If yes, is previous grant likely to close before the Council meeting for this current grant cycle?

C. Audience Categories and Project Issues

16. Comment if applicant appears to have made assignments in error


D. Contact Information

17. Yes One person is not serving in all 3 roles (director, fiscal, authorizing)


E. Project Description - Overall

18. Yes Project does not include political advocacy

19. Not selected Project includes adequate safeguards for any potentially dangerous activities

20. Yes If this is a K-12 formal education project, it includes specific examples or a satisfactory explanation of the process that will

be used to align student learning activities with New Learning Standards

Comments: Learning Standards are addressed.

F. Budget Narrative

21. Yes Itemized detail is provided

22. Yes Figures are accurate

G. Budget Spreadsheet

Personnel

23. Not selected Salary

24. Not selected Benefits: Explanation of how calculated and % used for fringe.

25. Not selected Stipends or Substitute: OEEF is not asked to pay for both for the same teacher for the same day

Comments on Personnel section of budget:

Not entered

Non-Personnel

26. Yes Supplies: Identified, grouped, unit priced, and totaled

27. Yes Equipment: Itemized, grouped, unit priced and totaled

28. Yes Printing: Itemized, # of copies, unit price, and totaled

29. No Other: Categorized, method of calculation, and totaled

Comments on Non-Personnel section of budget:

Supplies are separated within categories. Mileage cost is incorrect.

Contractual

30. No Name of party, organization, # of hours, hourly wage, total

31. Yes The combination of Personnel and Contractual costs does not exceed 35% of the budget. (If it does, add comment and

note percentage)

Comments on Contractual section of budget:

City requires competitive bid before a contractor can be selected.

32. Yes There are no ineligible expenses

33. Yes There is no unacceptable pass-through of grant funds to a third party

34. Yes Overall, expenses are reasonable (if questionable, add comment)


35. 5 points Award five extra points if the applicant (with their collaborators) has provided a strong, well-documented cash or in-kind

match that greatly exceeds 10% of the funds requested from OEEF. (Do not assign extra points for less than a 50% match)

Comments: Over 100% match.

H. Letters of Collaboration and Support

36. No Collaboration does not appear to be needed for this project to succeed


37. Yes If the project is collaborative, documentation letters have been received from all, partial or none of the collaborators

38. 5 points Award five extra points for projects with very strong, well-documented collaboration

Comments: Collaboration from Worthington Schools and OSU.

39. 5 points Award five extra points if the applicant has provided documentation of support for the project from members or appropriate

representatives of the target audience. (Letters or applications from teachers of the targeted grade level will meet this

criteria for the pre-school to university audience. Letters or applications from an established trade or professional

association will meet this criteria for the regulated community audience.)

Comments: Worthington Schools and the Summer camp are included.

40. Not selected Attachments, if any, are relevant to the applicant's ability to successfully complete the proposed project

41. Not selected Other


Checklist completed: Yes Total Points Awarded: 15 out of 30

June 27, 2017 Dear Ohio Environmental Education Fund Administrator: I welcome the opportunity to support and endorse this proposal for the Air Monitoring Education Project. The data and resources offered by the project will provide new learning tools to dramatise the effect of air quality in our local community. In our fourth year, I plan and coordinate the activities for Camp Public Health, a weeklong day camp for 12-15 year old youth. The Air Monitoring Education Project will provide the data, expertise and resources to engage teens with the issue of air quality. Importantly, the monitoring data will be drawn from their neighborhoods and have tangible application to their own daily lives. The hands-on activities developed by the project will be documented and expand the curriculum offered by the camp. It is exciting to introduce a macro-environmental issue like air quality, but focus the discussion in a relatable, personal way. We look forward to the development of the Air Monitoring Education Project. Camp Public Health is always looking for activities which frame health issues in creative and interesting ways for youth. Please give this fund application your favorable consideration. If you have questions concerning our support and participation, please contact me immediately. Sincerely,

Dana K. Warner Health Education Program Planner Columbus Public Health (614) 645-6772 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

OEEF Grant Reviewer Score Sheet with CommentsApplication #: F-18G-001 Organization Name: Columbus Public Health

Grant Type: GeneralGrant Project Title: Air Monitoring Education Project

Primary Target Audience: Pre-school to University Application Status: Scoring Complete

Reviewer 1

A. Audience Need (up to 20 points)Points

Awarded

Maximum

Score

1. The target audience is well described. 5 5

2. The need is a documented need of the target audience, not the applicant/provider organization. 5 5

3. The need for the project was determined in a valid way. 5 5

4. Meeting this need will yield substantial benefits to the target audience. 5 5

20 20

Reviewer Comments on Need Statement:

Not entered

B. Organizational Qualifications (up to 10 points)Points

Awarded

Maximum

Score

1. The applicant organization and/or its collaborators are experienced and well-qualified to work with this audience. 5 5

2. The applicant organization and/or its collaborators have appropriate expertise to conduct this project and ensure that the

project information is scientifically valid and unbiased.

5 5

10 10

Reviewer Comments on Organizational Qualifications:

Not entered

C. Project Objectives (up to 35 points)Points

Awarded

Maximum

Score

1. The objectives define specifically who will benefit and what will be learned. 5 5

2. The objectives address the need of the target audience as presented in the Statement of Need. 5 5

3. The objectives are consistent with the mission of the applicant organization. 5 5

4. The objectives meet one of OEEF's educational priorities. 5 5

5. The objectives are measurable. 3 5

6. The objectives are realistic for the age group or audience being targeted. 5 5

7. The project does not appear to duplicate other available environmental education resources and programs. 5 5

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Reviewer Comments on Objectives:

Not entered

D. Project Activities (up to 35 points)Points

Awarded

Maximum

Score

1. The project activities are specific, and the sequence of activities is appropriate. 5 5

2. The project activities are appropriate for meeting the stated project objectives. 5 5

3. Reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the project information is scientifically valid and unbiased. 5 5

4. The project activities are (or will be) aligned with the Ohio Department of Education's Academic Content Standards for K-

12 education. (for pre-school or university audience projects, award 5 points)

5 5

5. The activities are age-appropriate. 5 5

6. The project does more than disseminate information: learners will engage in hands-on activities, problem solving, and/or

skill-building.

5 5

7. The project makes good use of existing environmental education materials, or provides good justification for the decision

to develop new materials.

5 5

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Reviewer Comments on Activities:

Not entered

E. Timetable (up to 10 points)Points

Awarded

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2. The start and end dates show that activities will be carried out in a logical sequence. 5 5

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1. The measurements are scientifically and educationally valid for determining if the project objectives were achieved. 3 5

2. The measurements describe success indicators, tools being used to measure, methods of analyzing the data, and who

will be conducting the evaluation.

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3. The measurements address both short-term and long-term effects of the project. 3 5

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The measures are still in development so it is hard to tell what exactly will be measured.

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2. The plan describes how the project can continue once OEEF funding ends. 3 5

3. The plan describes how the project can serve as a model for replication with similar audiences. 5 5

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2. The budget is appropriate for this type of project. 5 5

3. Salary costs are reasonable as a proportion of the overall budget. (In general, salary costs should not exceed 50% of

the total OEEF budget for the project. Higher amounts should be very well justified by the applicant)

5 5

4. Equipment costs are reasonable as a proportion of the overall budget. (In general, equipment costs should not exceed

50% of the total OEEF budget for the project. Higher amounts should be very well justified by the applicant)

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Up to 10 discretionary points may be awarded by the peer reviewer in cases where the applicant has demonstrated that the

project has unique characteristics and excellent overall quality, where this distinction does not appropriately fit into the

categories previously listed. The reviewer must explain in the comment section why the discretionary points were awarded.

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Total points awarded by reviewer 1: 148 out of 170

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I don't know how you document a need for students to learn more about air pollution than they are already getting. Certainly, being able to determine

the difference in criteria pollutants downtown versus a suburb is worthwhile. Having some data from the school sensors will make the subject real to

the students. I hope they are also instructed in how the sensors work, as well as the difference between real data and the relative info provided by

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Since part of the project will be submitted for bids, it's hard to know what the contractor will actually deliver and the quality.


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It will be very interesting for the general public to know the difference in air pollution levels between downtown and a suburb, even if the numbers are

only relative. If this project is successful, perhaps the Columbus Dispatch could report the numbers on its weather page and thus really increase

local awareness.


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I decided on 10 discretionary points due to the quality of the collaboration. Any OSU faculty member who gives his/her time to work with several local

schools to bring science into the classroom needs to be encouraged. Dr. May is doing that. Impressive as well is the involvement of Columbus

Public Health and its reaching out to a suburban school. I just wish the sensors reported actual numbers, rather than relative, because numbers are

the foundation upon which science and technology are built. High, Medium, and Low doesn't really cut it.


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Statistics included validated the need of the applicant. Strong support from Worthington schools which shows not only that there is a need but the

information will be used.


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Wanted more information about the active projects that Mr. May is the principal investigator of. Strong support/qualifications of the Worthington

curriculum leader and AP teacher.


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Information in this section was clearly explained.


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Would have liked a sentence that explained if Columbus is the first city in Ohio that is undertaking an air sensor station construction project. I would

have also wanted some information about the effectiveness of kiosks. Activity titles make sense and seem reasonable in the project period. Strong

activities relating to Worthington Kilbourne students. Would have liked to know if they were going to edit existing materials when creating outreach

materials or would they start from scratch?


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I do not have significant comments in this section. The timeline for the activities proposed seemed reasonable.


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Good that a disclaimer is being included as part of the kiosk messaging. 80% of people using the kiosk will be able to successfully identify major

criteria pollutants, actions that can reduce their contribution to air pollution and strategies to reduce harmful exposures is ambitious. I do like the idea

of a self administered test. Would have liked more information on measurement, especially from the public using the kiosks.


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I like the connection to the Smart Cities grant Columbus has. This section was well thought out. The applicant would like to expand the project by

adding new school partners. I was unsure of where the projected population increase by 2050 number was coming from. An additional explanation

sentence would have been useful.


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Would have liked a sentence in the budget narrative explaining the $275 for mileage. I assume the fee for the annual home page solution url is per

month? Would have liked an example of what a 'shipping incidental' was. For the most part I appreciated how the applicant itemized everything in the

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The project could have been just as successful if they did not introduce it to the Public Health Summer day camp. I think the kiosk and Worthington

High School would have been a good pilot. They could have tweaked things and worked with the public health summer camp the following year. The

application could benefit from proofreading.


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It notes that the Primary Target Audience is "PRE-SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY", but I only see mention to high school students. There is no mention

of Pre-K thru age 11 and no mention of University aged students. Unless they are talking about this age group seeing the kiosk at the Public Health

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4. I did not see notation of any activities for Pre-K and university aged students. It was not clear to me HOW MANY summer camps

will be given the opportunity to work with the project. It says annual in one section and then refers to it in another area of the application to be a ONE

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I do not feel compelled to give extra points for this proposal. I like how they will engage high school students to get involved in environmental issues

both to help our environment and to consider this as a future job opportunity. I was questioning how good the equipment will be to monitor the air

as they state that it is not top of the line equipment. I also question how many people will actually stop to view this kiosk in the Public Health

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