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The California Air
Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to announce that the upcoming deadline
for Community Air Grants Program (Air Grants Program) applications is
October 1, 2021 by 5pm. Applications submitted after 5pm, October 1, 2021
will not be accepted or considered.
The following are
eligible to apply for a Community Air Grants: 1) A California
community-based organization holding a current tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 2) A California
organization, not affiliated with a local, municipal, city, county, or
state governmental agency or entity, and holding a tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as the Grantee, in
partnership with a California community-based organization without Section
501(c)(3) status designated as a sub-grantee, and 3) A California Native
American Tribe. For the purposes of this grant, this includes all
Federally Recognized Tribes, and other California Native American Tribes,
as defined by Governor’s Executive Order B-10-11. The total funding
available for this project is $10 million.
The
purpose of the Community Air Grants is to provide community-based
organizations with logistical and technical assistance to support their
efforts in improving local air quality. Projects are intended to further
the purposes of AB 617 and AB 32 by designing and executing projects that
build capacity in communities through supporting community-based
organizations’ and community members’ participation in the Community Air
Protection Program. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Background
The Air Grants Program is
part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that
puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the
environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities.
To date, $14 billion in
cap-and-trade proceeds has been appropriated to 22 state agencies that have
distributed $8.3 billion to projects that are either completed or underway
across the state. More than half of the $8.3 billion in implemented
investments (nearly $4 billion), is benefiting the state’s most vulnerable
populations. Projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public
transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more
sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more.
Contact
If you have questions or
comments regarding this Request for Applications, please contact Ms. Natalie Spiegel, Air Pollution
Specialist.
If
you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate
format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Ms. Leah Asay, Staff Services Analyst, as
soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the
California Relay Service.
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