The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold additional public information sessions in January to provide information and gather feedback on the Department’s planned application for the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG). For these sessions, DEQ is especially interested in feedback from low-income, disadvantaged communities and communities experiencing environmental justice concerns.

DEQ is also accepting general comments and suggestions on how to best implement CPRG programs. Please send comments via email to cprg@deq.nc.gov.

As part of the federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program provides states, local governments, territories and tribes with funds to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants. The North Carolina CPRG project is an inter-agency effort across multiple state government agencies, with DEQ serving as lead.

The public information sessions will provide information about the CPRG and will help DEQ determine priorities for the CPRG application and funding if awarded. Participants will learn about the types of projects that qualify for CPRG funding and will be asked to describe eligible projects that would be most useful in their communities. Sessions will be held online through WebEx.

To submit a project idea for consideration as part of DEQ’s CPRG application, fill out this form.

How to join the webinar

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