This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to city and county of honolulu to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG)…

The City & County of Honolulu was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used to develop or update Honolulu's regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the metropolitan area. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due in March 2024, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan due two years from the June 1, 2023 award date, and a final status report. The plans will quantify GHG and co-pollutant reductions, with a focus on benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities. Honolulu will also provide subawards to nonprofits to support community engagement efforts, with one subaward each expected for the transportation, buildings, and general outreach/equity sectors.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to city and county of honolulu 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 action provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,000,000 and approves pre-award costs back to june 1, 2023.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:there will be subawards to nonprofits to support honolulu's cprg outreach efforts. These subawards will follow honolulu's sector-based working groups and the exact number will be determined once they identify these groups. Honolulu anticipates that one subaward will support the transportation sector, a second subaward will support the buildings sector, and a third subaward will support the general outreach and equity-focused work of the ccap development.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 city and county of honolulu residents and visitors, including low-income and disadvantaged community members.