This action approves an award in the amount of $1,000,000 to the greater nashville regional council (gnrc)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Greater Nashville Regional Council (GNRC) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support GNRC in developing or updating existing regional climate mitigation plans for Tennessee. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a status report. Activities to be performed involve conducting outreach, engaging community stakeholders, analyzing greenhouse gas emissions and reduction strategies, and planning for workforce development and leveraging additional funding sources. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas and co-pollutant emissions, create high-quality jobs, enhance educational opportunities, improve interagency coordination, and deliver health benefits - with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities. The award period runs from August 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) for the recipient to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans.activities:activities to be performed include developing, updating, and evaluating plans to reduce climate pollution. Specifically, the gnrc will conduct highly targeted outreach with local communities, engage existing boards and committees of the gnrc, and facilitate the endorsement from individual municipal and county governments. Gnrc also plans to work with partners and contractors to complete analyses related to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projects, GHG reduction targets, workforce planning, and a plan for leveraging other funding sources.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:three key deliverables will be produced and submitted, including: a priority climate action plan (pcap), a comprehensive climate action plan (ccap) and a status report. Expected outcomes include tons of pollution (ghgs and CO-pollutants) reduced over the lifetime of the measures, reduced annually, and reduced with respect to low-income and disadvantaged communities. Other expected outcomes include increased high-quality jobs for workers; enhanced educational opportunities for sought-after trades; improved interagency and intergovernmental coordination; increased health benefits; and improved data and methodologies for benefits analysis. The intended beneficiaries include all residents and visitors of tennessee, with an emphasis for those in low income and disadvantaged communities.