Facilities serving children, pregnant women, older adults or chronically ill individuals within a priority zone covering neighborhoods near the Harbor District and areas surrounding the 710 Freeway corridor are invited to attend a virtual workshop to learn how to apply for funding from the Port of Long Beach Community Grants Facility Improvements Program.

The Facility Improvements Pre-Solicitation virtual workshop is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30. Register for the online meeting here and sign up for updates about the Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program at polb.com/grants.

A total of $2.5 million in funding will be available to organizations such as schools, senior centers, churches, daycare centers and other facilities located in neighborhoods impacted by Port operations. Funding will go toward air filtration systems, trees and landscaping, energy efficient lighting, electric vehicles and charging stations and other quality of life improvement projects.

The award-winning Community Grants Program is a more than $65 million effort to support projects that help those who are most vulnerable to port-related environmental impacts. The program is the largest voluntary port mitigation initiative in the country. To date, $54.7 million has been committed.