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Climate Action Grant Submissions Update
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to update the Council on Town participation in collaborative climate action grant submissions related to implementation of the Energy and Climate Protection Plan, Community Climate Action Plan, and Comprehensive Plan.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Laura Janway, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, ljanway@carrboronc.gov, (919) 918-7326; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov, (919) 918-7327
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
These grants support climate action and Comprehensive Plan emissions reduction and resilience goals. Race and Equity pocket questions have been completed (Attachment B).
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Information
INFORMATION: The purpose of this memo is to provide the Council with an update on two grant proposals which were submitted as part of regional collaborative efforts. The first proposal involves a submission to the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program <https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cfi/> administered by the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging station network in the triangle area.
The second submission requested funding to complete technical assessments and facilitate a community planning process for a network of energy resilience hubs through the Energy Futures Grant <https://www.energy.gov/scep/energy-future-grants>, administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs.
Details on the two grant proposals are included in the staff memo (Attachment A).
Staff are also working to engage with additional Federal funding as part of a regional steering group for a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant <file:///G:\PZI\Energy%20and%20Climate%20Action\CCAP\17%20-%20November%202023\Climate%20Pollution%20Reduction%20Grant%20(CPRG)>.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal or staff impact related to this update.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Town Council receive this update.
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