Provide funding under the inflation reduction act to the port of redwood city

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,966,545 Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) grant to the Port of Redwood City. The purpose of this project grant is to conduct emissions inventory and accounting exercises, analyze emissions-reduction strategies, engage with port stakeholders, and perform resilience planning at the port. Key activities include completing a baseline emissions inventory, establishing emissions reduction targets, developing an emissions reduction plan, conducting a resiliency assessment, facilitating community and stakeholder engagement, and evaluating hydrogen and low-carbon technologies. The Port of Redwood City will serve as the lead recipient, with a subrecipient responsible for the core development process for the emissions inventory, reduction plan, and resiliency analysis. The anticipated outcomes include improved port capacity to execute emissions-reducing investments, enhanced port resiliency to climate change, increased stakeholder understanding of port emissions, and integration of community perspectives into port planning and decision-making.

Description

The purpose of this award is to provide funding under the inflation reduction act to the port of redwood city. Specifically, the recipient will conduct emissions inventory and accounting exercises; analyze emissions-reduction strategies; engage with port stakeholders; and conduct resilience planning. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,966,545. Preaward costs are approved back to 12/01/2024. Refer to terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include conducting a baseline emissions inventory, establishing an emissions reductions strategy and targets, conducting a resiliency assessment and creating an improvement plan, and facilitating community and stakeholder engagement, including workforce development. Subrecipient:subrecipient will be in charge of completing task 3 of the project, which includes the core development process for the proposed emissions inventory, emissions reduction plan, resiliency analysis, and associated work.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include completing a baseline energy consumption and emissions inventory, establishing port-specific emissions reduction targets, developing a plan to reduce future port emissions, developing a port resiliency assessment, engaging stakeholders and conducting workforce development, and completing a hydrogen and low-carbon products evaluation. The expected outcomes include an improved capacity of the port to execute investments that will reduce emissions, improved port resiliency to climate change, increased understanding of port emissions among stakeholders and near-port communities, identification and integration of specific zero-emission technologies, availability of hydrogen refueling for cargo and other transport at the port, improved integration of targeted emissions reductions plans, improved transparency in emissions reductions planning activities, and improved ability to incorporate community perspectives into port planning and decision-making. The intended beneficiaries include the port of redwood city and partners. Other beneficiaries include near-port community residents that are impacted by the port.