The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program under Section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act. COG has received $1 million in non-competitive planning grants through the CPRG Program to prepare a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
The objectives of CPRG closely align with COG’s regional climate goals, including reducing emissions 50 percent relative to 2005 levels by 2030 and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, and ensuring an equitable transition to a clean economy.
On September 20, 2023, the EPA released a Notice of Funding Opportunity to initiate the implementation phase of grants associated with this program. To qualify for consideration in the competitive implementation grant selection of up to $4.6 billion, a project must be incorporated into the PCAP. The final MSA Priority Climate Action Plan was submitted to EPA by the March 1, 2024 deadline.
COG will continue to engage leaders from local and state governments, along with other stakeholders through Steering and Technical Committees that will give guidance on strategies and deliverables for the CCAP.
Please contact climate2030@mwcog.org to find out more information about our next stakeholder engagement meetings.
The following jurisdictions make up the Washington‐Arlington‐Alexandria, DC‐VA‐MD‐WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA):
- Washington, DC
- Arlington County, VA
- Clarke County, VA
- Culpeper County, VA
- Fairfax County, VA
- Fauquier County, VA
- Loudoun County, VA
- Prince William County, VA
- Rappahannock County, VA
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Stafford County, VA
- Warren County, VA
- Alexandria City, VA
- Fairfax City, VA
- Falls Church City, VA
- Fredericksburg City, VA
- Manassas City, VA
- Manassas Park City, VA
- Charles County, MD
- Frederick County, MD
- Montgomery County, MD
- Prince George’s County, MD
- Jefferson County, WV