The U.S. EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program aims to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants.

Reducing Emissions
for a Resilient Region

The CPRG Program is a two-stage grant program that provides funding for planning and implementation grants to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollutants. The City of Knoxville is the lead organization representing the Knoxville MSA and was awarded a CPRG planning grant on August 1, 2023, to develop planning deliverables. The Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) was the first deliverable and was submitted to the EPA on March 1, 2024.

 PCAP

    2023

  • August
    • 8/1
      Knoxville MSA awarded CPRG Planning Grant
  • November
    • 11/1
      City finalized contract with ICF for data analysis and planning grant deliverables
    • 11/30
      Advisory Committee meeting
  • December
    • 12/6
      City finalized contract with TPO for regional outreach and engagement
    • 12/18
      Advisory Committee meeting
    • 12/19
      Stakeholder Survey
    • 12/19
      PCAP Development

    • 2024

  • January
    • 1/29
      Advisory Committee Meeting
  • February
    • 2/19
      TPO issues request for proposals for regional outreach and engagement consultant
  • March
    • 3/1
      PCAP Submitted
  • June
    • 6/1
      TPO hired regional outreach and engagement consultant
  • August
    • 8/3
      Regional outreach and engagement begins

    • 2025

  • December
    • 12/1
      CPRG planning grant CCAP due

    • 2027

  • August
    • 8/30
      CPRG Status Report due

The CPRG Program is a two-stage grant program that provides funding for planning and implementation grants to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollutants.

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