Cooperative Agreement 02F71001

Award Date 1/1/25
Completion Date 12/31/29
Dollars Obligated $51M
Federal Agency
EPA Region 6
Federal Grant Program
66.046
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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  • Design and construction of 6 centerline miles of protected bikeways to expand the city's bikeway network
  • Provision of 2,500 electric bicycle purchase rebates over 5 years to incentivize adoption
  • Expansion of the city's Blue Bikes bike share system, doubling the number of stations and increasing the e-bike fleet to 2,000
  • Support for building energy benchmarking programs and decarbonization measures in 41 municipal buildings
  • Subsidies for residential solar installations through the Solar for All New Orleans Louisiana program
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