LNPK 156 GEOTHERMAL COALITION: DESIGNING AND DEPLOYING CLEAN ENERGY IN A JUSTICE40 COLD CLIMATE COMMUNITY PROJECT OBJECTIVE 1: DESIGN A NEW GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM IN DULUTH, MN FOR THE LINCOLN PARK JUSTICE40 NEIGHBORHOOD. THE LNPK 156 GEOTHERMAL COALITION WILL DEVISE PLANS TO DEVELOP, DESIGN, AND INSTALL A GEOTHERMAL HEATING SYSTEM THAT WILL SATISFY 100% OF THE HEATING DEMAND IN A PORTION OF LINCOLN PARK, A NEIGHBORHOOD EXPERIENCING HIGH ENERGY BURDENS, LOW LIFE-EXPECTANCY, AND WHERE THE NATURAL GAS AND FUEL OIL USED TO HEAT HOMES AND BUSINESSES RESULTS IN DECREASED AIR QUALITY AND INCREASED CARBON EMISSIONS. PROJECT OBJECTIVE 2: DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE CAREER PATHWAYS PLAN INCLUDING STACKABLE CREDENTIALS TO MEET THE ANALYZED WORKFORCE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS, HEAT PUMP DESIGNS AND DEPLOYMENT, BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION, AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS. COMMUNITY GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT BUILDING A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY AND ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. THIS FOA WILL ADVANCE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S GOALS TO ACHIEVE CARBON POLLUTION-FREE ELECTRICITY BY 2035 AND TO “DELIVER AN EQUITABLE, CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, AND PUT THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO EMISSIONS, ECONOMY-WIDE, BY NO LATER THAN 2050“ TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL AMERICANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS COMMITTED TO PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, CATALYZING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS THROUGH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND DEPLOYMENT (RDD&D), AND ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE OVERALL FOA OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF U.S. COMMUNITY COALITIONS THAT WILL DEVELOP, DESIGN, AND INSTALL COMMUNITY GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS THAT SUPPLY AT LEAST 25% OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY HEATING OR HEATING AND COOLING DEMAND IN COMMUNITIES WHERE CURRENT FUEL USE TO HEAT OR HEAT AND COOL HOMES AND/OR BUSINESSES RESULTS IN INCREASED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.