Cooperative Agreement 00E03470

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS (MMC) TO UPDATE EXISTING REGIONAL CLIMATE MITIGATION PLANS TO ADDRESS GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS AND REDUCTION MEASURES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN AREA AND TO CONDUCT MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH LOW- INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND COORDINATE WITH GEOGRAPHICALLY PROXIMATE TRIBES AS APPROPRIATE. SPECIFICALLY, MMC WILL LEAD THE PROPOSED PLANNING WORK FOR THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, COORDINATION, AND PARTICIPATION OF MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES, STATE AND REGIONAL AGENCIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.ACTIVITIES:IN GENERAL, ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE UPDATING OF PLANS TO REDUCE CLIMATE POLLUTION (I.E., TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS AND/OR ENHANCE CARBON SINKS). SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE UPDATING THE EXISTING REGIONAL GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY TO PROJECT FUTURE EMISSIONS, DEVELOP REDUCTION TARGETS, AND QUANTIFY REDUCTION MEASURES. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE MADE TO CONTRIBUTING ENTITIES TO COMPLETE THE PCAP, CCAP, STATUS REPORT, AND THE LIDAC BENEFITS ANALYSIS. OUTCOMES:THREE KEY DELIVERABLES WILL BE PRODUCED AND SUBMITTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM PERIOD, INCLUDING: A PRIORITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (PCAP), DUE MARCH 1, 2024; A COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CCAP), DUE TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE AWARD; AND A STATUS REPORT, DUE AT THE CLOSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A PCAP AND CCAP THAT IDENTIFIES: TONS OF POLLUTION (GHGS AND CO-POLLUTANTS) REDUCED OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE MEASURES; TONS OF POLLUTION (GHGS AND CO-POLLUTANTS) REDUCED ANNUALLY; AND TONS OF POLLUTION (GHGS AND CO-POLLUTANTS) REDUCED WITH RESPECT TO LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. OTHER EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A GENERAL BENEFITS ANALYSIS AND A MORE TARGETED BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF LOW INCOME/DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CHICAGO MSA, LOW INCOME/DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.