Community Air Grants Request for Applications Workshop - January 10, 2023
Community Air Grant Request for Applications Workshop
Workshop will be held January 10, 2023
The California Air
Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a remote-access (Zoom)
public workshop for the Community Air Grants Program (Air Grants Program)
request for applications which was released on December 5, 2022.
Electronic applications must be submitted no later than 11:59pm and hardcopy
applications must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on March 3, 2023.
The following are
eligible to apply for a Community Air Grant under these solicitation
Guidelines: A California community-based organization holding a current
tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; 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; or 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 round is $10 million.
CARB staff will provide an overview of
key information including a project overview, timeline, and application and
eligibility requirements, and provide an opportunity for interested parties to
ask questions related to the solicitation.
The public workshop will
be held via Zoom at the following date and time. A meeting agenda and remote
access registration information will be provided on the Community Air Grants Events webpage prior to the
meeting date.
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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, $19.6 billion
in cap-and-trade proceeds has been appropriated to 22 state agencies that have
distributed $11.4 billion to projects that are either completed or underway
across the state. Nearly half of the $11.4 billion in implemented investments
(nearly $5.4+ 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.
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Contact
If you have questions or comments
regarding this workshop or you are interested in being placed on a
project-specific email list, please contact Mr.
Ryan Atencio, Staff Air Pollution Specialist.