This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to houston galveston area council to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas…

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to houston galveston area council to develop or 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. . 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). This effort will be led by the houston-galveston area council (H-GAC), the regional council of governments and metropolitan planning organization along with subawardee partners city of houston, fort bend county, and harris county. In addition to these partners, IT is anticipated that the project team will create a series of community driven meetings, extending throughout the nine-county MSA but with a focus on providing areas within harris and fort bend counties with in-person and virtual engagement opportunities that will occur throughout the development of project deliverable timeline.subrecipient:the grantee intends to undertake climate-related activities under the environmental protection agency's (EPA) climate pollution reduction grant program. This effort will be led by the houston-galveston area council (H-GAC), the regional council of governments and metropolitan planning organization along with subawardee partners city of houston, fort bend county, and harris county. In addition to these partners, IT is anticipated that the project team will create a series of community driven meetings, extending throughout the nine-county MSA but with a focus on providing areas within harris and fort bend counties with in-person and virtual engagement opportunities that will occur throughout the development of project deliverable timeline.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.