This funding is no longer available. If you want more incentives like this, tell your Federal, North Carolina, and South Carolina legislators. Click here to see how this program benefited the Carolinas.
What does this funding get me?
This funding will create and run programs to:
- Monitor and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities
- Technical assistance to address environmental issues, develop school environmental quality plans, identify and mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards
Am I eligible?
State/Territorial governments, inter-state agencies, local governments, and Tribal governments were all eligible.
How can I access the money?
This funding is no longer available. If you want more incentives like this, tell your Federal, North Carolina, and South Carolina legislators.
What is the timeline?
The deadline to apply was March 19, 2024. At this time, EPA does not anticipate offering additional grants under this program. Future funding opportunities would require appropriations from Congress.
What other incentives could I use to help me accomplish my goals?
Check the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) for additional incentives that may be offered by your state, local government, or utility, as well as important federal, state, and local policies. For questions regarding DSIRE, contact Justin Lindemann (NC Clean Energy Technology Center) at jplindem@ncsu.edu.
What are examples of projects that have been selected for awards?
In August, the EPA announced the five selected recipients of $34 million in grant funding to address indoor air pollution in schools. These five selected applications will fund proposed initiatives to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air pollution at schools from kindergarten through grade 12 in low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities across the country.
The Go Green Initiative will partner with the National School Boards Association and their state affiliates to provide education and training for school staff, administrators, and school board officials involved in improving school indoor air quality and reducing climate pollution across all 50 states, as well as providing targeted, intensive technical assistance and capacity building in Tribal and low-income school districts in all 10 EPA regions.
The American Lung Association will deploy the Clean Air School Challenge to raise awareness, educate, build capacity, increase implementation, and recognize the efforts of schools in low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities nationwide as they implement comprehensive indoor air quality and greenhouse gas management plans.
The U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools will build capacity among school district staff in low-income, disadvantaged and Tribal communities to establish indoor air quality management and greenhouse gas reduction plans. This work builds on long-running and successful support that the Center for Green Schools has provided to hundreds of school district staff, who collectively serve 9.3 million students. The program places direct emphasis on making capacity building and training activities more accessible to school district staff serving low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities.
Click here to read more about all 5 awardees.
Where can I get more information?
- More information is at EPA’s Indoor Air Quality at Schools web page.
- Docket for Public Comments [closed]
- IRA Tracker for Air Pollution Funding
- Never applied for a federal grant before? Check out the EPA’s grant management training.
- The NC Clean Energy Technology Center provides technical assistance services related to clean transportation technologies. Click here for more information.
- In addition to the resources listed above, a variety of organizations offer technical assistance that may help you access these funds. They are listed on our Get Help page.
- For specific questions on this program or for more assistance (including technical assistance questions), contact Meech Carter at info@energyfundsforall.org.