The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the native village of unalakleet (NVU) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an…

The Native Village of Unalakleet received a $109,934 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the remote Alaskan community. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan by the end of the 4-year award period in 2025. The plans will quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sources, identify reduction measures, and analyze the benefits to the local community, with the goal of improving air quality and energy security. No sub-awards are included under this Cooperative Agreement.

The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the native village of unalakleet (NVU) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan that will support actions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and harmful air pollutants. Unalakleet, located on the norton sound at the mouth of the unalakleet river, is an extremely remote area accessible only by boat or plane. Tribal members live a traditional subsistence lifestyle harvesting fish, seal, caribou, moose, and bear. The funding will be used to reduce pollution and GHG emissions and strengthen the tribe's capacity to operate wind and solar electricityactivities: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). The NVU will work with the alaska native claims settlement act (ancsa) unalakleet native corporation and the unalakleet valley electric cooperative to develop the climate action plans, which includes identifying target GHG emission sectors and quantifying GHG reduction measures. Development of the plans include stakeholder engagement activities to ensure that the entire community is involved and provided opportunities to provide input. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:two 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, and a comprehensive climate action plan (ccap), due at the end of the grant period. The pcap will include a GHG inventory, quantitative GHG reduction measures, a benefits analysis, and a review of authority to implement activities. The ccap will include an overview of significant GHG sources/sinks and sectors within the NVU, near-term and long-term GHG emission reduction goals, and strategies and measures to address the highest priority sectors. Expected outcomes include a pcap and ccap that identifies: tons of pollution (ghgs and CO-pollutants) reduced over the lifetime of the measures and tons of pollution (ghgs and CO-pollutants) reduced annually. Other expected outcomes include: improved air quality and improved energy security. The intended beneficiaries include all residents of and visitors to the native village of unalakleet.