Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Implementation Grants (General Competition)

Background
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), provides funds for two distinct phases: planning grants and implementation grants. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) announces the availability of up to $4.3 billion for competitive grants to eligible applicants to implement GHG reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) developed under a CPRG planning grant.

Grant Details
The CPRG general competition for implementation grants is designed to enable states, municipalities, tribes, and territories to implement ambitious measures that will achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030 and beyond. The program aims to pursue measures that will achieve substantial community benefits, complement other funding sources, and pursue innovative policies and programs that are replicable and can be scaled up across multiple jurisdictions. The NOFO encourages eligible applicants to apply for funding together as a coalition to implement GHG reduction measures regionally. Applications must seek funding to implement measures included in a PCAP developed with funding from a CPRG planning grant. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 30 to 115 grants ranging between $2 million and $500 million under this general competition.

Eligibility Requirements
Entities eligible to apply for an implementation grant under this competition include lead organizations that were direct recipients of CPRG planning grants and other state, municipal, tribal, and territorial entities that seek to implement GHG reduction measures included in an applicable PCAP developed under a CPRG planning grant.

Grant Value
Approximately $4.3 billion is available for the CPRG implementation grants general competition. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 30 to 115 grants ranging between $2 million and $500 million under this general competition.