What is BREATHE ?

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

About

Knoxville MSA

Advisory Committee

Reducing Emissions
for a Resilient Region

The CPRG Program is a two-stage grant program that provides funding for non-competitive planning grants and competitive implementation grants to U.S. states, local governments, tribes, and territories to be used to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants.

The Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was selected by the EPA to receive a $1 million planning grant to create a regional emission reduction plan. The City of Knoxville is leading this effort in developing action plans for participating municipalities within the MSA. The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is partnering with them to facilitate outreach throughout the region.

 CPRG Factsheet

Knoxville MSA
MSA Population
932,245

The Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of Knox County and adjacent counties that are socially and economically integrated.

  • Principal City Knoxville
  • Central County Knox
  • Outlying Counties
    • Anderson
    • Blount
    • Campbell
    • Grainger
    • Loudon
    • Morgan
    • Roane
    • Union

Advisory Committee

The following organizations are represented on the advisory committee:

  • City of Knoxville 
  • City of Oak Ridge 
  • City of Maryville 
  • City of Alcoa 
  • Knoxville Regional TPO
  • TVA
  • KUB
  • Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
  • TN Advanced Energy Business Council
  • LawlerWood
  • Maryville College
  • Oak Ridge National Lab
  • Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
  • SEEED
  • Sierra Club
  • City of Knoxville Mayor’s Youth Council

Timeline

    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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