The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the executive office of the nevada department of conservation and natural resources to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, a division of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, under the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan in collaboration with local air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a Status Report, which will identify greenhouse gas and co-pollutant reductions, with a focus on benefits for low-income and disadvantaged communities. The Division will also provide subawards to the Nevada Governor's Office of Energy and other local agencies to support greenhouse gas inventory development, quantification of reduction measures, benefits analyses, and stakeholder engagement.

The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the executive office of the nevada department of conservation and natural resources to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan in collaboration with air pollution control districts, and large and small municipalities statewide, and tribal governments that will support actions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and harmful air pollutants and to conduct meaningful engagement with low- income and disadvantaged communities. This assistance agreement provide full federal funding in the amount of $3,000,000.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 developing an greenhouse gas inventory, quantifying greenhouse gas reduction measures, conducting a low income and disadvantaged communities benefit analysis, review of authority to implement and stakeholder engagement. Subrecipient:the subawards will be to other state and local agencies and entities for the preparation of the cprg deliverables. The subaward to the nevada governor's office of energy will fund staff hours and resources to support the continued development of GHG inventories and projections, quantification of GHG reduction measures, benefits analyses, LI/DC benefits analyses, and reviews of authority for the pcap, ccap, and status report. Assistance will also be provided in assessing the intersection of other leveraged funds and conducting a workforce planning analysis as required by the ccap and status report. This subaward will also fund meaningful coordination between other state entities, agencies, and jurisdictions, as well as stakeholder and public engagement throughout the development of the pcap, ccap, and status report. Subawards will also assist in developing and updating the GHG inventory and projections for the pcap, ccap, and status report, as local data sources may provide more accurate emissions data to better inform statewide inventories. Additionally, ndep anticipates that local agencies receiving subgrants will use such funds to quantify GHG reduction measures and conduct reviews of authority within their jurisdictions, as required by the pcap, ccap, and status report, along with assisting ndep in completing workforce planning analyses for the ccap and status report. 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. 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. The intended beneficiaries include nevada residents and visitors, including low-income and disadvantaged community members.