This $129,104,391 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) will fund the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The key activities include providing financial incentives to local governments to approve utility-scale renewable energy and...
This $287,645 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708), will fund Central Michigan University (CMU) and the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (MISBF) to deliver technical assistance to businesses in the food and beverage manufacturing and processing sector. The grant recipients will provide information, training, and tools to help these businesses adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support MDEGLE in developing a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or updating an existing plan, in collaboration with air pollution control districts, municipalities, tribal governments, and low-income/disadvantaged communities...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), will fund the Michigan Recycling Coalition's efforts to enhance recycling education and infrastructure across Michigan. The $1,821,886 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will support the following key activities: Organizing and delivering professional training sessions on waste reduction, recycling,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, provided under CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to research and model various air pollutants in the state, with a focus on industrial facilities and environmental justice communities. The key activities include: 1) Developing a...
This $1,545,800 cooperative agreement award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), will support the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan in improving the resilience of its most vulnerable residents. The key activities include: Establishing a regional resilience network to facilitate communication, resource pooling, and collective emergency response among community organizations. The network will hold...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will provide $20,358,302 to Ecoworks to transform 20 houses of worship and food assistance programs in Detroit, MI into community resilience hubs. The project activities include retrofitting buildings with energy efficiency and electrification upgrades, installing solar energy systems and EV charging...
This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 was awarded under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for a total of $1,000,000 from June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. The agreement supports SEMCOG, a regional planning organization, in developing existing climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures across the southeast Michigan...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $199,999,999 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on October 1, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant. The key products...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund a $20,104,032 initiative to retrofit 785 homes in Washington, D.C. to improve indoor air quality, reduce localized pollution, and protect vulnerable residents from extreme weather. The key activities include high-performance building upgrades to eliminate on-site greenhouse gas emissions, replace gas...