Hydrofluorocarbon Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EPA-R-OAR-HFC-24-01
- Applications due
- Award size
- $450,000 to $6,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applications for its Hydrofluorocarbon Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program to fund projects involving reclaiming hydrofluorocarbons, addressing barriers to reclaim, or piloting innovative destruction technologies. Approximately $14.25 million will fund 4-9 awards ranging from $450,000 to $5 million each for projects advancing reclaim technologies, addressing reclaim market challenges, or developing innovative destruction methods. Applications are due February 16, 2024 and will be evaluated based on technical approach, environmental and climate benefits, community engagement, programmatic capability and past performance, sustainability, workforce development, innovation, and budget.
Eligible entities include state, local, and tribal governments, as well as public and private non-profit institutions. Funded projects are expected to increase hydrofluorocarbon reclamation and destruction through 2025 and will be performed under Assistance Listing Number 66.047.
Synopsis
This Notice of Funding Opportunity announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to develop projects for hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) reclamation and innovative destruction technologies. Section 60109 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provided the EPA with $15 million for competitive grants for "reclaim and innovative destruction technologies" consistent with subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of section 103 division S of Public Law 116-260 (42 U.S.C. 7675) (also known as the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act). Enacted in 2020, the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act authorizes the EPA to address climate-damaging greenhouse gases (GHGs) called HFCs by: phasing down their production and consumption, maximizing reclamation and minimizing releases from equipment, and facilitating the transition to next-generation technologies through sector-based restrictions on HFCs. HFCs are potent GHGs commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, as well as foams and many other applications. A global phasedown of HFCs is expected to avoid up to 0.5°C of global warming by 2100. There are hundreds of possible HFC compounds. The 18 HFCs listed as regulated substances by the AIM Act are some of the most commonly used HFCs and have high impacts as measured by the quantity emitted multiplied by their respective global warming potentials (GWPs). For more information on the AIM Act and its implementing regulations, please visit https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| EPA-R-OAR-HFC-24-01 Revised 2023 11 20.pdf | ||
| EPA-R-OAR-HFC-24-01.pdf |
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