As part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is administering a new grant program to combat damaging climate pollution by reducing pollution. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program will use funding to provide grants to states, local governments, tribes and territories to develop climate action plans and implement projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.
EPA’s CPRG program has two phases: planning and implementation. During the planning phase, state and local agencies received grant funds to develop climate action plans that identify emissions reduction measures. The program requires developing two plans, a Priority Climate Action Plan and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan. The content of these plans will overlap broadly and include an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, quantified emissions reduction measures and benefit analysis for affected populations. EPA awarded funding for the planning grants in August 2023.
During the implementation phase, EPA will award competitive grant funding to implement emissions reduction measures identified in the climate action plans. In September 2023, EPA opened the application period for CPRG implementation grants. The competition is open to entities that received planning grants, along with entities that did not receive a planning grant but are applying for funds to implement measures included in a climate action plan. EPA plans to award between $2 million and $500 million in funding tiers to individual eligible applicants. For more information, visit EPA's About CPRG Implementation Grants webpage.
Contact Information
Air Pollution Control Program
Division of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
United States
