This bill creates a $100 million grant program to protect pregnant women and infants from climate-related health risks, awarding up to 10 grants to community-based organizations over four years to fund services like air conditioning, financial assistance, and evacuation support in high-risk counties. The legislation defines vulnerable populations as pregnant individuals, those who were pregnant within the past year, and children under age 3, and requires grant recipients to implement climate risk identification and mitigation efforts such as expanding urban tree canopy and conducting community outreach. Additionally, the bill directs the CDC to develop a strategy within 18 months to identify geographic areas where these vulnerable populations face high climate risks by combining data on factors like air quality, extreme heat, maternal mortality rates, and poverty. Grant recipients must submit annual reports with demographic and equity impact data, and Congress will receive a comprehensive report five years after the program begins to assess the initiative's effectiveness.
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