Tribes Receive Funding for Climate Action

Sep 20, 2024

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

Four Michigan Tribes were selected to receive funding to empower them to implement community-driven climate solutions. Funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) and totals $38 million.

Key Points:

    • Projects include solar installations, energy efficiency and electrification improvements, recycling services, electric vehicle infrastructure, and more.
    • The projects will help lower costs, upgrade infrastructure, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate clean energy solutions.
    • The four awards are among 34 applicants and $300 million in funding from the CPRG program, estimated to reduce greenhouse gas pollution nationally by over seven million metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2050.
    • Among the recipients is MLC client, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi. They will receive $1.2 million to take climate action across multiple sectors, including expanding recycling programs, converting commercial vehicle fleet to electric, promoting energy-efficient lighting fixtures in the local greenhouse, and supporting habitat restoration efforts.

The EPA’s CPRG Program:

    • Provides $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement an ambitious plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution.
    • Authorized under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, this two-phase program provides $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants and approximately $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants.

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