Provide funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the fort independence indian community

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program provides $1,362,172 in funding to the Fort Independence Indian Community to implement a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measure identified in the tribe's priority climate action plan.

The key activities under this award include replacing diesel generators used to power a rock processing operation by extending a distribution line and delivering grid power to the existing operation. The anticipated deliverables include a report documenting the transparent GHG emissions reduction estimates, and the expected outcomes include reductions in GHG, criteria air pollutants, and hazardous air pollutants. The intended beneficiaries are the Fort Independence Indian Community tribal members, future generations, and visitors to the Fort Independence Indian Reservation.

Description

The purpose of this award is to provide funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the fort independence indian community. The recipient will implement a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measure identified in a priority climate action plan (pcap) developed under a climate pollution reduction grants (cprg) planning grant. Activities conducted through this grant will benefit residents and visitors to the fort independence indian reservation through four main objectives: implementation of an ambitious measure that will achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030 and beyond; pursuit of a measure that will achieve substantial community benefits, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities; complementing other funding sources to maximize these GHG reductions and community benefits; and, pursuit of innovative policies and programs that are replicable and can be 'scaled up' across multiple jurisdictions. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,362,172. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include replacing diesel generators used to power a rock processing operation by extending a distribution line and delivering grid power to the existing operation. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a report documenting the transparent greenhouse gas emission reduction estimates based on high-quality, thorough, reasonable, and comprehensive methodologies, assumptions, and calculations. The expected outcomes include greenhouse gas, criteria air pollutant, and hazardous air pollutant emissions reductions. The intended beneficiaries include fort independence indian community tribal members, future generations, and visitors to the fort independence indian reservation.