Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010575

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 $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 (EPA) Region 9, under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $494,000 in funding to the City of Pittsburg, California to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Northeastern Contra Costa County in environmental careers. The program will operate over 5 years, conducting 8 training cycles with 20-22 participants each, focusing on skills and...

The City of Oakland received a $1,364,154 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049). The funding will be used to replace four eligible internal combustion engine Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission electric vehicles, including the purchase and installation of necessary charging infrastructure. The project will also provide workforce development and training for 25 staff members to support...

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 $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...

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 $762,750 project grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) will fund the replacement of three non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles operated by the City of Pico Rivera with new zero-emission vehicles. The project will also install three DC fast chargers at the city's vehicle depot. Highland Electric Fleets will serve as a sub-awardee, providing fleet electrification services and expertise to...

The Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc. (CTE) was awarded a $17,284,165 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530). The purpose of this award is to operate and maintain a program to conduct research related to zero-emission transit bus development and commercialization, in order to advance the zero-emission bus industry. Key activities include facilitating...

This Project Grant award from 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 provides $421,870 to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau. The funding will be used to expand and enhance the agency's air monitoring activities in the Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan area. Key activities include purchasing and deploying...