San Antonio’s Office of Sustainability and two community organizations are expected to utilize funding awarded last month to address extreme heat in the South San neighborhood.

The funding, which totals $2.2 million across 21 grants, was allocated by the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI).

The Office of Sustainability and its two partners — Fuerza Unida and Adaptation International — received a $96,000 grant, according to an Aug. 7 CSCI news release. The San Antonio partnership was the only project in Texas to receive funding.

A spokesperson for the sustainability office said the grant would be used to continue some of the work identified in the first phase of the South San Heat Resilience Project.

Additionally, it would also assist Fuerza Unida and Adaptation International to

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