This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to BAY area air quality management district (baaqmd) to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funds will support the development or update of regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metropolitan area. Key activities include developing a GHG inventory, quantifying GHG reduction measures, conducting a low-income and disadvantaged communities benefit analysis, and engaging stakeholders. BAAQMD will collaborate with BayREN, a subrecipient, to coordinate the advisory working group, engage local governments and disadvantaged communities, and identify implementation projects. The award provides full federal funding starting July 1, 2023 and will produce three key deliverables over the 4-year program period, including a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a final status report quantifying the emissions reductions achieved, especially for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to BAY area air quality management district (baaqmd) 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. This grant agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00. Pre-award costs have been approved back to 7/1/23. 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 a 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:there will be a subaward to bayren (https://WWW.bayren.ORG/) for participation in the advisory working group (AWG); coordinating work of AWG members to engage local governments and lidacs for the pcap and ccap processes. The subawardee will work in partnership with baaqmd to: assess measures in current plans, design and convene workshops to develop projects for implementation funding, CO-design the ccap engagement processes and provide funding to cities and counties to support their participation in the AWG and engagement efforts. 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. The intended beneficiaries include SAN francisco-oakland-berkeley metropolitan statistical area residents and visitors, including low-income and disadvantaged community members.