66.046: Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

March 29, 2023

March 29, 2023

EPA is providing grants to States, Locals, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Native American Organizations, and U.S. Territories and possessions for the planning of and development of ambitious climate action and air pollution reduction plans and to implement measures from those plans. These grants are provided under Section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act, Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, 42 U.S. Code § 7437 (or Public Law 117–169, title VI, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2076), which amended the Clean Air Act (CAA) by creating Section 137 for Greenhouse Gas Air Pollution Plans and Implementation Grants. Section 137 of CAA authorizes the EPA to fund climate pollution planning grants and climate pollution implementation grants to states, air pollution control agencies, municipalities, tribes, or a group of two or more of these entities. Specifically, the CPRG grant program provides funding of $250 million for planning grants to eligible entities to develop ambitious climate action and air pollution reduction plans and approximately $4.6 billion to implement projects from those plans. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants—Planning Grants grant program aims to prioritize awarding 100 percent of available FY2023 planning grant funding to eligible entities to initiate development of climate action plans, which will involve, among other things, conducting stakeholder outreach and meaningful engagement with low income and disadvantaged communities. Once completed, these plans will establish greenhouse gas reduction targets and lay out a roadmap for expeditious implementation of investment-ready policies, programs, and projects to reduce GHG emissions.

Section 137(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act defines eligible entities under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program as states, air pollution control agencies, municipalities, tribes, and groups of any of these entities. Section 302 of the Clean Air Act defines “states” as including the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Consistent with this definition, the funding allocation approach described in this document also includes funding for the District of Columbia (DC), Puerto Rico, and four U.S. territories. Section 302 of the Clean Air Act defines "municipality" as a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or other public body created by or pursuant to State law. Consistent with Section 137(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act, a group of municipalities, such as a council of governments, may also be considered an eligible entity under this program. Section 302 of the Clean Air Act defines “air pollution control agency” as: (1) A single State agency designated by the Governor of that State as the official State air pollution control agency for purposes of the Clean Air Act. (2) An agency established by two or more States and having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the prevention and control of air pollution. (3) A city, county, or other local government health authority, or, in the case of any city, county, or other local government in which there is an agency other than the health authority charged with responsibility for enforcing ordinances or laws relating to the prevention and control of air pollution, such other agency. (4) An agency of two or more municipalities located in the same State or in different States and having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the prevention and control of air pollution. (5) An agency of an Indian tribe. Section 302 of the Clean Air Act defines “Indian tribe” as any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, which is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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