Project Grant SPK33022GR0043

This $998,237 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) supports the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) in developing a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a final status report. Through this project, TBRPC...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), provides $1,000,000 in funding to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) to develop and update regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures. Key activities include conducting public outreach, identifying high-priority programs and projects to reduce emissions across multiple sectors,...

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) received a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop and update a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the state of Colorado. Key activities include updating the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, quantifying emissions and benefits for low-income and disadvantaged communities, and conducting extensive public...

The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission was awarded a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop or enhance climate action plans that establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies for the Tribe(s) or Territory over a 4-year period. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by March 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP)...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE), a non-profit organization, to implement a 1-year project that designs, demonstrates, and disseminates environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Pittsburgh, PA. The key activities include: 1) Creating eco-student...

This $11,498,810 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, supports the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures identified in the Blue Lake Rancheria's Priority Climate Action Plan. The key activities funded under this award include land acquisition, management, and restoration to sequester carbon through wetland creation and forestland conservation. Specifically,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $857,280 to the University of Louisville to conduct collaborative research on mitigating the impacts of climate change and flash flooding in the Appalachian region. The key goals of the project are to: Advance the hydrologic sciences to understand controls of flash floods in disturbed and forested stream systems Facilitate community-engaged research to increase...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides funding to the Blue Lake Rancheria tribal government to develop or enhance climate action plans. The activities include creating a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan by the end of the 4-year grant period. The expected outcomes are the identification of greenhouse gas...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan in collaboration with local stakeholders. The key deliverables of this 4-year program include: 1) a Priority Climate Action Plan due March 1, 2024, 2) a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan due 2...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $1,000,000 in funding to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to develop regional climate action plans and quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction measures. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (due 03/01/2024), a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (due 2 years from the award date), and a...