EPA Opens $14.2M for Cutting Hydrofluorocarbon Pollution
Eligible entities: states, local governments, tribal entities, higher education institutions, nonprofits, hospitals, territories, and laboratories. Applications are due February 16, 2024.
Announcement Type: Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
Opportunity: Hydrofluorocarbon Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants
Overview and Eligible Uses: Aligned with the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, enacted in 2020, the EPA aims to address climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by phasing down their production, promoting reclamation, minimizing releases, and facilitating the transition to next-generation technologies. The objectives of the HFC Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants, are to support and contribute to addressing HFCs under the AIM Act by funding the following three project areas:
Reclaim Technologies – pilot projects for new/better technologies to increase the reclamation of HFCs by expanding access to reclamation and improving the reclamation process;
Reclaim Market Dynamics – programs or pilot projects for innovative strategies that address market dynamics to increase HFC reclamation by lowering barriers; or
Innovative Destruction Technologies – pilot projects for innovative technologies or innovative deployment of technologies to destroy unusable and/or unwanted HFCs
Amount: The EPA plans to grant approximately four to nine awards, ranging from $450K to $5M for a total of $14.2M.
Technology projects (areas 1 and 3) may receive $3-5 million, while market dynamics projects (area 2) may get $450,000 to $1.5 million. Additionally, $1.5 million is reserved for federally recognized tribes.
Award Type: Grants
Eligible Applicants: States, Local governments,U.S. territories and possessions, Indian tribes, Public universities and colleges, Hospitals, Laboratories, and nonprofits.
Key Dates: Applications are due February 16, 2024.
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