CARB Environmental Justice Blog

  CARB releases Cycle 5 Request for Applications   Authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017), the California Air Resources Board (CARB) established the Community Air Protection Program (Program) to develop and implement a statewide strategy and implementation guidance, known as Blueprint 2.0 , to reduce emissions and exposures in communities heavily impacted by air pollution. AB 617 requires CARB to provide grants to community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations for technical assistance , which helps build community capacity to support participation in the community air protection process. The Program also provides Community Air Grants (CAGs) to California Native American Tribal governments.   Blueprint 2.0, adopted by the CARB Board in October 2023, includes the use of CAGs as a key strategy in bringing Program benefits to communities overburdened by air pollution. CARB is pleased to announce that the application period is now...

Cycle 5 - $15M Available for Funding, Draft RFA Available for Public Comment, August 2024 Public Virtual Workshops  The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to announce the release of the Community Air Grants (CAG) Draft Request for Applications (RFA) for public review. CARB anticipates approximately over $15M available in grant funding for Cycle 5. 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 purpose...