Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
Environmental Protection Agency
These grants are provided under Section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act, Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, 42 U.S. Code § 7437 (or Public Law 117–169, title VI, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2076), which amended the Clean Air Act (CAA) by creating Section 137 for Greenhouse Gas Air Pollution Plans and Implementation Grants. Section 137 of CAA authorizes the EPA to fund planning grants to reduce carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluorid
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Helps state and local governments create and carry out plans to cut air pollution. Provides funding for projects that reduce harmful emissions and improve air quality.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides nearly $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories. This includes $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants and approximately $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants, designed to support the development and execution of ambitious climate action plans.
Who Is Eligible?
Region: US states, local governments, tribal governments, US territories
Other Criteria: governmental entities, tribal entities, entities developing and implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and harmful air pollution, at any stage of climate planning and implementation
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Review program guidelines
- Prepare Comprehensive Climate Action Plans (CCAPs)
- Submit CCAPs to EPA
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/climate-pollution-reduction-grants
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- 6/1/2026Deadline for Comprehensive Climate Action Plans1/10/2025PCAP Directory release11/8/2024EPA awarded over $4.3 billion
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- Environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs for developing and implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- community-driven solutions to tackle the climate crisis
- reducing air pollution
- accelerating the clean energy transition
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds required
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Federal awarding agency acknowledgment required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $8,035,209 (minimum $8,035,209).
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