Identifying priorities for federal climate funding
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The U.S. EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program is a $5 billion investment that provides states, local governments, and Tribal Nations with resources to implement projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution.
Minnesota's climate action priorities
To unlockthe ability to apply forthese funds, the first step is to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan that describes the types of climate pollution reduction projects that are important to Minnesotans.Building on the Climate Action Framework, state government requested additional ideas for climate action projects that could be included in our plan. We engaged a variety of audiences and used over 350 responses from residents to inform our final Priority Climate Action Plan.
Minnesota state government submitted three CPRG implementation grant proposals, which were due to the EPA on April 1:
REACH Homes Minnesota led by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for $385 million, focused on equitable residential decarbonization.
Climate-Smart Food Systems led by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for $200 million, focused on decarbonizing different aspects of the food system including production, processing, and transportation.
DRIVE Midwest led by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for $39 million, focused on developing a heavy-duty charging corridor across several Midwestern states.
The EPA is planning to announce awards in July 2024, delivering funding in October 2024. The implementation timeline is October 2024-September 2029.
The U.S. EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program is a $5 billion investment that provides states, local governments, and Tribal Nations with resources to implement projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution.
Minnesota's climate action priorities
To unlockthe ability to apply forthese funds, the first step is to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan that describes the types of climate pollution reduction projects that are important to Minnesotans.Building on the Climate Action Framework, state government requested additional ideas for climate action projects that could be included in our plan. We engaged a variety of audiences and used over 350 responses from residents to inform our final Priority Climate Action Plan.
Minnesota state government submitted three CPRG implementation grant proposals, which were due to the EPA on April 1:
REACH Homes Minnesota led by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for $385 million, focused on equitable residential decarbonization.
Climate-Smart Food Systems led by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for $200 million, focused on decarbonizing different aspects of the food system including production, processing, and transportation.
DRIVE Midwest led by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for $39 million, focused on developing a heavy-duty charging corridor across several Midwestern states.
The EPA is planning to announce awards in July 2024, delivering funding in October 2024. The implementation timeline is October 2024-September 2029.
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Share your ideas for reducing climate pollution below. These must reduce greenhouse gas emissions or store carbon. For example, ideas may relate to energy efficiency, tree planting, waste reduction, and more. Ideas may be:
Projects, policies, or programs
Large or small
Suitable for a local, regional, state, or tribal context
Designed to provide additional benefits for low-income and disadvantaged communities, such as improved health or jobs
You may comment on and like other people's ideas.
Note:
We encourage you to review the draft priorities list released on October 5, 2023 and participate in the Virtual Forum to provide feedback on the list and share more specific project ideas within those categories.
We will be monitoring this Ideas tool through the end of October.