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Climate Pollution Reduction Grant

SCAG is working with partners throughout the region to identify strategies to reduce climate pollution through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). In 2023, the U.S. EPA awarded planning grants to select metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and states across the county, including three MSAs in the SCAG region:

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA

Using these grants, MSAs and states developed Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) and submitted them to the U.S. EPA. PCAPs identify priority measures and strategies to reduce climate and air pollution and support additional objectives, such as benefiting low-income and disadvantaged communities, reducing energy costs, and supporting economic development.

A nearly $500 million application, led by the South Coast Air Quality Management District in collaboration with SCAG and other regional agencies, was among the grant recipients. This implementation grant, the largest ever made by the U.S. EPA, will be invested in zero-emission goods movement technologies in the region.

Comprehensive Climate Action Plans are the final CPRG milestone. These plans will build on the PCAPs and include measures and strategies to comprehensively reduce climate pollution from all economic sectors over the near-, medium-, and long-term. Completed plans are anticipated in late 2025.

Completed Priority Climate Action Plans:

Contact us to learn more about the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. 

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