We are excited that IDEM is participating in the U.S. EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program and was awarded a $3 million planning grant in July 2023. The CPRG provides federal funding to state governments, municipalities, tribes, and territories to plan and implement strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants.
Through this program, IDEM aims to promote sustainability, enhance our state's resiliency to environmental challenges, and safeguard our natural resources. As part of our planning efforts, IDEM hosted public meetings across the state and virtually. This helped us solicit feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders and industries to help shape Indiana’s plan. The meeting summaries and presentations are posted below.
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Information Updates
June 26, 2024
- July 18, 2024 Virtual information session posted (more information to be announced)
- Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) Progress section added
- updated language in introductory and background section
- removed past project intake questionnaires
- rearranged past meetings and information under a PCAP section
Background
This planning grant will include three key deliverables: a short-term plan, long-term plan, and status report at the end of the 4-year planning period. The Indiana Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) will include steps for short-term implementation. The Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) will be a long-term strategy for pollution reduction and mitigation. IDEM is dedicated to the equitable distribution of pollution reduction measures and will ensure that impacted communities and other stakeholders have a voice in the process of this grant. Community engagement is important to IDEM and this project.
With this grant, IDEM hopes to produce outcomes that include an updated greenhouse gas inventory for Indiana, identification of highly impacted areas, identification of potential reduction measures, and enhanced community engagement.
Timeline for Key Action Items
- July 2023 – U.S. EPA awarded grant money to Indiana
- March 1, 2024 – Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due to U.S. EPA
- Indiana Priority Climate Action Plan [PDF]
- The completed Priority Climate Action Plan was submitted to the U.S. EPA on March 1, 2024 as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Phase 1 Planning Grant. This is the first deliverable of the CPRG Phase 1 Planning Grant and the prerequisite to the CPRG Phase 2 Implementation Grant.
- Indiana Priority Climate Action Plan [PDF]
- April 2024 – Implementation Grant application due to U.S. EPA - submitted April 1, 2024
- Indiana CPRG Implementation Cover Page [PDF] and Workplan Narrative [PDF]
- U.S. EPA’s anticipated award notification timeframe - July 2024
- Summer/Fall 2025 – Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) due to U.S. EPA
- Summer/Fall 2027 – Status Report due to U.S. EPA
Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) Progress
- PowerPoint materials will appear here closer to the scheduled meeting.
CCAP Community Engagement Information Sessions
PowerPoint materials will appear here closer to the scheduled date.
IDEM and ClimeCo will be facilitating a virtual information session to discuss the second deliverable of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, the Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP). The agenda will cover a review of the first deliverable, Indiana’s Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP), the process and requirements for the CCAP, potential new measures for climate action, community benefits, and will promote a NEW survey to gather public input on individual/community priorities. There will be a brief opportunity at the end of the meeting for any questions on the materials presented.
Upcoming Information Sessions
All sessions are in local time. The agenda and details for viewing the meeting by livestream for each event will be added when available.
- July 18, 2024 - Virtual Information Session, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT (12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CDT)
- A link to the online session will be posted here closer to the scheduled date.
Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) Progress – Completed
Indiana’s PCAP was submitted to the U.S. EPA on March 1st, 2024.
PCAP Community Engagement Public Meetings
- PowerPoint Indianapolis CPRG Meeting [PPTX]
- PowerPoint Statewide CPRG Meeting [PPTX] (all other locations)
Past Meetings
- October 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (ET) - Indianapolis
- October 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (ET) - Fort Wayne
- November 2, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (CT) - Portage
- November 8, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (ET) - Ferdinand
- February 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. (CT) - Gary
- February 8, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. (CT) - Evansville
Resources
- For further information on the grant itself, please visit Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | US EPA.
- If you have any questions, please call: (317) 233-8470 or email: cprg@idem.in.gov.