This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to miami valley regional planning commission (mvrpc) to develop a regional climate mitigation plan to address greenhouse gas…

The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a regional climate mitigation plan to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures in the Dayton metropolitan area. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (due March 1, 2024), a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (due two years after the award date), and a final status report. The plans will identify GHG and co-pollutant emission reductions, with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities. MVRPC will also create a public-facing informational web page to share project information and engage community stakeholders. The grant aims to prepare MVRPC for future climate pollution reduction implementation grants.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to miami valley regional planning commission (mvrpc) to develop a regional climate mitigation plan 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. Mvrpc will create a priority climate action plan (pcap), comprehensive climate action plan (ccap), and a status report. The city of dayton has a sustainability plan, strategy for a sustainable dayton, already in place that mvrpc will use to draw identified strategies and projects to develop approaches for future climate pollution reduction implementation grants.activities:in general, activities include the development, updating, and evaluation of plans to reduce climate pollution (i.e., to reduce GHG emissions and/or enhance carbon sinks). Mvrpc will create a greenhouse gas inventory, greenhouse gas projection, and emission reduction targets. A consultant will be hire to create an informational web page that will have resource documents and project team meeting scheduling and coordination. Additionally, mvrpc is going to partner up with other jurisdictions in the region to be transparent with data findings and goal settings. They will engage in community out reach, as well as interagency and intergovernmental collaborations. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.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. Upon successful cprg outcomes, this will prepare mvrpc for a compelling application for the climate pollution reduction implementation grants. Another outcome will be a web page designed to pass along information to all parties who want to partake in the activities mvrpc will hold for public outreach and engagement. 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. Additionally, mvrpc will bring these deliverables down to the local level by discussing approaches to support goal setting, strategy development, and performance measurement. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of cities within the dayton MSA. Mvrpc has collected several municipalities that are excited to be involved in the cprg planning grant activities.