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Climate Pollution Reduction Planning Grant

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program is one of many federal funding opportunities for states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. The grant was created through the Inflation Reduction Act and is run through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  

Through this planning grant, the state of Oregon created a Priority Climate Action Plan and submitted it to EPA on Feb. 29, 2024. In July 2024, EPA announced that Oregon would receive $197 million to implement the measures developed through the PCAP. 


DEQ and partner agency the Oregon Department of Energy collaborated with state and local agencies, Tribes, and the public to identify actions that reduce climate pollution in Oregon in ways that benefit local communities. The Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) was guided by the extensive work that Oregon, local jurisdictions, and Tribes have done to date to plan for and implement actions to reduce greenhouse gases. The measures in Oregon's PCAP do not represent all the necessary and needed actions for emission reductions in Oregon. Oregon's Priority Climate Action Plan, submitted to EPA Feb. 29, 2024 ​

​Climate Equity and Resilience Through Action  ​

Oregon will receive $197 million to focus on implementing climate actions in three categories of work that are among the largest contributors to Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions: waste and materials, buildings, and transportation. Oregon submitted a single large state grant application to EPA encompassing 12 actions to reduce greenhouse gases across the state and in local jurisdictions as developed for the PCAP. The work funded through this grant is focused on achieving the maximum reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, providing benefits to surrounding communities and funding programs that are ready to receive funds and can be implemented quickly. Please check the CERTA website for additional funding and timeline details.  ​

Lead by Oregon's Department of Energy, Oregon's Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, or CCAP, provides modeled information to inform current and future planning efforts to reduce emissions across all sectors while maintaining a robust economy and a high quality of life for everyone in the state.

This plan includes existing actions to meet the goals, challenges the state may face in implementation, and options to mitigate and address these by bolstering existing policies and establishing additional measures to address emission reduction goals. The CCAP is not Oregon's first report addressing GHG reductions, but it is the most comprehensive as it includes analyses of energy needs, carbon sinks, and consumption-based actions.  

The CCAP was developed through a collaborative effort by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Department of Energy, and the Governor's Office. The development of this report included significant inter- and intra-governmental collaboration with Tribes, state agencies, and local governments. It is based on hundreds of outreach hours with businesses, nonprofits and community-based organizations, and community members at large. This CCAP was also supported through expertise at national networks, and leading modeling entities, and the U.S. EPA. ​

The final deliverable led by DEQ, will include updates on efforts to mitigate GHG emissions and ODOE's Phase 2 Jobs and Workforce Development Study as highlighted in the previous section. The final deliverable will evaluate the CPRG implementation grant's impact across Oregon. It will also discuss lessons learned midway through the implementation process.

Beyond an assessment of how the state is advancing on existing plans, this report will also include:

  • Additional efforts at DEQ
  • Community engagement activities and opportunities
  • ​Discussion and opportunities within the climate and public health nexus​



Contact

Contact the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant team by email: CPRG@deq.oregon.gov. 

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