Section 60103 of the IRA amends the Clean Air Act to add a new section 134. Section 134 appropriates $7 billion to the EPA Administrator to make grants and provide other financial and technical assistance to states, municipalities, tribal governments, and eligible nonprofit organizations to enable low-income and disadvantages communities to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies and to carry out other greenhouse gas emission reduction activities. Section 134 also appropriates an additional $19.97 billion to the EPA Administrator to make grants to eligible non-profit organizations to provide financial and technical assistance to implement such projects, with $8 billion of that set aside specifically for providing assistance in in low-income and disadvantaged communities. The appropriated funds will remain available until September 30, 2024.
Section 134 also appropriates $30 million to cover administrative costs associated with these activities. Those funds will remain available until September 30, 2031.
Eligible Entities:
Environmental Justice Considerations:
Funds are made available to eligible recipients to enable low-income and disadvantages communities to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies and to carry out other greenhouse gas emission reduction activities.
Agency Actions:
- EPA Announces $20 Billion for Selected Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Awardees
- EPA Seeking Applications for the Solar for All Competition Through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)
- EPA Announces Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Implementation Framework
- White House Releases IRA Guidebook for Tribes
- EPA Region 8 Announces Webinar on Upcoming Grant Opportunities
- EPA Announces Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Program Design
- EPA Requests Comments on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund