This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to east central iowa council of government to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse…

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to east central iowa council of government 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. Specifically, the recipient will develop and plan for green house gas (GHG) reduction targets, strategies, and create workforce planning for transitioning into cleaner and greener industries.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). Specific activities include phase one developing priority climate action plan (pcap) to create inventory of GHG, quantify the GHG reduction measures, and create targeted goals for GHG reductions. In phase two IT will develop comprehensive climate action plan (ccap) to explore the results from phase one and expand IT to entire geographic area . Additionally, IT will also create a workforce planning for affected labor force.subrecipient:in the form 424A note under 'other' category IT is allocated as $550,500.00 for subawards to university of iowa (for developing toolkit) and engagement cost split between counties. Please refer to the budget narrative for more details. 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. Other expected outcomes include: workforce planning and creation of cleaner and greener jobs which will be sustainable for that impact area. The intended beneficiaries include low income disadvantaged communities, greener industry designs, and general population of the impact area.