Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007454

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $999,949 Cooperative Agreement to Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. (MEC) on June 1, 2024 under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The objective of this 2-year project is to provide Clean Cities outreach, education, and coalition capacity building, with a focus on environmental justice communities and disadvantaged communities (DACs) in the Midwest region. MEC, a non-profit...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under its Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Salt Lake City Corporation to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the Salt Lake City-Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grant activities will be led by a collaborative multi-jurisdiction effort called the Greater Salt Lake Area Clean Energy and Air Roadmap (CLEAR), which will engage with air pollution...

This Project Grant award of $371,516, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), supports the Clean Air Council's efforts to enhance residential composting and recycling in the disadvantaged communities of Braddock, Clairton, and Swissvale, Pennsylvania. The project aims to build and support backyard and community composting systems, including conducting outreach campaigns, developing...

This $74,960 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 supports a resident-led community air monitoring initiative through the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). Oneoc, doing business as Volunteer Center Orange County, will leverage the funding to implement a multi-faceted air quality monitoring and education project in Southeast Santa Ana, California from June 2022 through November 2023. Key deliverables include six community-wide "Toxic...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $1,199,750.00 in funding to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for enhancing their air monitoring capabilities. Key activities include: Purchasing ambient monitoring equipment and conducting related training, performing critical upgrades...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides funding to the City of Stockton, California to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP). The key objectives are to 1) conduct a greenhouse gas inventory, 2) quantify emissions reduction measures, 3) analyze the benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities, and 4)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $1,000,000 to the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (Acog) for the development of climate action plans. The key deliverables over the 4-year program period include a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a final status report. The plans will identify strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $411,000 to Shelby County Government to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Establishing a new 24/7 air monitoring station in South Memphis with 27 monitors across 5 sites to...

This $499,715 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will support the Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB) in South Carolina to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants of greatest concern in communities with environmental and health disparities. The funding will enable CCRAB to establish a...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), awarded a $1,364,154 Project Grant to the City of Oakland, California. The funding will be used to replace four in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, such as refuse haulers and street sweepers, with new zero-emission electric vehicles. Additionally, the grant will support the purchase and installation of charging equipment, as well as workforce development and training for 25 staff...