Community Air Grants Extended Deadline Workshop April 11, 2023
Community
Air Grant
Extended
Deadline Workshop
Applications must be submitted by April 24, 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 is extended to April 24, 2023. Hard copy applications must be received by 5PM while electronic applications are due by 11:59 PM on April 24, 2023. Applications will not be accepted after this date.
If you have previously applied, your existing application will be considered. However, you have the option of re-submitting or augmenting your application, but it is not required. CARB will consider your latest submittal for scoring purposes. CARB intends to fund as many eligible community projects as is possible under this Program. However, only one application per applicant will be awarded.
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 Extended Deadline Workshop webpage prior to the meeting date.
Date: April 11, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Remote Access Only (Zoom)
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.
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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.
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..