TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the City of North Port's Participation in the Countywide Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program and Submit a Letter of Partnership
Recommended Action
Approve the City of North Port's participation in the Countywide Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program and submit a Letter of Partnership.
Background Information
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. Section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act provides an investment of $5 billion to support efforts by states, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and groups thereof to develop strong, local greenhouse gas reduction strategies. This two-staged grant program provides funding of $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants, and $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants. The planning funds can be used to create or update climate, energy, or sustainability plans. The implementation grants will be available to apply for investment-ready projects, programs, and policies identified in those plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the near term.
The lead organization for each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) must submit a NOIP by April 28, 2023. Sarasota County is taking the lead on behalf of the jurisdictions in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton MSA. Sarasota County's UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability department staff will work with identified City staff, and partners throughout the region to complete the comprehensive regional climate action plan.
In our local region, Phase I's planning grant funding is expected to provide up to $1 million for our metropolitan area to create a regi...
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