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Roanoke seeks $20 million EPA grant to build Hope Center resilience hub, park upgrades and Lansdowne cooling
Summary
City and community partners are submitting a $20 million EPA Community Change grant to fund a net‑zero Hope Center resilience hub, an outdoor resilience hub at McCadden Park and air‑conditioning/ventilation retrofits and electric stoves for Lansdowne housing, paired with community science and governance supports.
Interim City Manager Lydia Patton and project lead Brad Stevens told the Roanoke City Council on Sept. 3 that the city is one of four applicants pursuing an EPA Community Change grant with a maximum award of $20,000,000.
Brad Stevens, representing a partnership led by the Hope Center and Virginia Tech, described a three‑year proposal that pairs physical infrastructure with capacity building and community science. Key proposed investments include a net‑zero,…
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