Transportation Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: A framework for planning and implementation

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) proposes a five-category framework—critical analysis, regulatory programs, financial incentives, economic and community benefits, and leveraging additional funding—to guide states in applying for the $4.6 billion in CPRG implementation funding. Using the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sector as an example, the guide details how states can use these funds for activities such as grid congestion studies, adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, providing charging station subsidies, and establishing workforce training programs with community colleges.

• The CPRG program consists of two phases: planning grants of $3 million each already awarded to 46 states, and a subsequent competition in 2024 for $4.6 billion in implementation funding.
• The first required deliverable for the CPRG is the Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP), due March 1, 2024, which identifies a state's top climate priorities across sectors such as transportation, energy production, and industrial decarbonization.
• CATF recommends a five-part framework for implementation applications to maximize impact: critical analysis to identify focus areas, regulatory programs for direct emission reductions, financial incentives to alter activity economics, economic and community benefits for long-term viability, and the leveraging of non-CPRG funding sources.
• In the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sector, the framework suggests specific actions including the adoption of the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule and Advanced Clean Fleets rule, the implementation of Low Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS), and the use of funds for grid congestion studies and air quality analysis.
• Successful CPRG applications should prioritize benefits for low-income and disadvantaged communities, including the transition of public fleets (such as school buses and garbage trucks) and the creation of workforce training programs through community colleges and union apprenticeships.

APA

Carlson, J., & Tarr, J. (2023). Transportation Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: A framework for planning and implementation. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2023/12/climate-pollution-reduction-grants-framework-planning-implementation/

Chicago

Carlson, John, and Jeremy Tarr. Transportation Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: A framework for planning and implementation. Clean Air Task Force, 2023. https://www.catf.us/2023/12/climate-pollution-reduction-grants-framework-planning-implementation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carlson2023transportation, author = {Carlson, John and Tarr, Jeremy}, title = {{Transportation Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: A framework for planning and implementation}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.catf.us/2023/12/climate-pollution-reduction-grants-framework-planning-implementation/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }