Cooperative Agreement 00E03471

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (SEWRPC) TO DEVELOP 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. ACTIVITIES:IN GENERAL, ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS TO REDUCE CLIMATE POLLUTION (I.E., TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS AND/OR ENHANCE CARBON SINKS) TO ULTIMATELY ACCELERATE MILWAUKEE'S STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE GRANTEE, SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (SEWPRC), WILL COMPLETE THESE BY CREATING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH COUNTIES, CITIES, VILLAGES, AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-COUNTY MILWAUKEE METRO AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL CREATE A COORDINATING WORKGROUP THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FORM EACH OF THE FOUR COUNTIES, ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE WISCONSIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLIMATE COALITION (WLGCC); AND OTHER ENTITIES BY REQUEST INCLUDING: MILWAUKEE COUNTY, OZAUKEE COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, WAUKESHA COUNTY; THE CITIES OF MUSKEGO, WEST ALLIS, WAUWATOSA, AND WAUKESHA; THE VILLAGES OF SHOREWOOD AND WHITEFISH BAY; AND THE METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE SEWERAGE DISTRICT.SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBGRANT WILL COME FROM SEWRPC TO THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE TO SUPPORT WORK ON THE PCAP, CCAP, AND REPORTING. 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. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE COUNTIES, CITIES, VILLAGES, AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-COUNTY MILWAUKEE METRO AREA.