State of Colorado
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Overview
| Anticipated Award Amount | $129,008,738 | |
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| Applicant | Colorado Energy Office | |
| Application Title | Colorado Decarbonization Accelerator | |
| Sectors | Buildings Electric Power Industry Transportation Waste and Materials Management |
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| Estimated GHG Reductions 1 |
Cumulative 2025‑2030: Cumulative 2025‑2050: |
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Selected Application Summary
The selected application will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the state of Colorado by investing in methane emissions monitoring and reporting, supporting the decarbonization of large commercial buildings, and collaborating with local governments to increase their capacity to engage with climate-focused work. The grant will create a competitive grant program to help large commercial buildings reduce emissions and create a program that offers subawards to local governments for policies and actions in sectors with significant GHG emissions reduction potential, including in the transportation, buildings, land-use, and waste sectors.
Key Things to Know
Based on information provided by the applicant, the selected project will deliver the following benefits to reduce GHGs and support communities 1:
- Deploy advanced methane monitoring technology to improve available emissions data that will inform regulatory policy with a focus on measuring and addressing methane emissions in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
- Reduce methane emissions from landfills and coal mines through existing and new monitoring and measurement programs, equivalent to 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2030.
- Distribute subawards and technical support to local governments to implement projects that reduce GHG emissions across several sectors including buildings, transportation, electric power, waste and materials management, and land-use.
- Fund energy efficiency and electrification upgrades in commercial buildings which will result in cost savings and emissions reductions.
Activities in the selected application reflect measures in Colorado's Priority Climate Action Plan (pdf) (17.1 MB).
1 The emission reduction estimates, as well as the descriptions of measures and benefits, were summarized from information provided by the applicant. These estimates, along with the award amount, are subject to change.
EPA will award grants to selected applicants once they meet all legal and administrative requirements. As of July 2024, grants are expected to be awarded by the end of 2024.
About EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Implementation Grants
Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s CPRG program will provide nearly $5 billion in grants for states, local governments, Tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution while benefitting low-income and disadvantaged communities.
For more information, visit Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.