Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program

As a Council of Governments, MAG fell within the criteria to apply for Phase I funding. It was awarded a $1 Million planning grant for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). That designation allows eligible entities, including MAG's Member Agencies, to apply for Phase II funding.

• CPRG Factsheet (pdf)
• MAG Notice of Intent to Participate Letter (pdf)
• Timeline for Program Implementation
• Public Engagement Calendar
• Planning Grant Deliverables

MAG will be the lead agency with oversight and responsibility for managing funds, including developing the budget, climate action plans, coordinating contractor activities, and submitting deliverables to the CPRG program.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides an investment of $5 billion to support efforts by states, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and groups to develop and implement local greenhouse gas reduction strategies. The two-staged grant program provides funding of $250 million for non-competitive planning grants (Phase I) and $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants (Phase II).

EPA CPRG Phase II Funding

Notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for the second phase of the CPRG program, the $4.6 billion implementation grants phase, were released on September 20, 2023.

The EPA intends to hold two competitions for the $4.6 billion – a general competition and a competition only for tribes and territories.

• General competition
  EPA anticipates funding a wide variety of measures and is planning to fund individual grants ranging anywhere between $2 million and $500 million. These applications are due on April 1, 2024.

• Tribes and territories competition
  EPA anticipates funding measures with individual grants in the $1 million to $25 million range. These applications are due on April 30, 2024.

Review MAG's Title VI Notice to the Public.