EPA and Puerto Rico Announce $3 Million For Puerto Rico to Plan Innovative Climate
Funds from EPA’s New Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act
NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) announced Puerto Rico will receive $3 million to plan innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies across the Commonwealth. In March, EPA announced the availability of the funds, which represent the first funding going to states, local governments, Tribes, and territories from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program created by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Later this year, EPA will launch a competition for $4.6 billion in funding to implement projects and initiatives included in the plans. Puerto Rico will be eligible to receive that implementation funding because it has opted in to receive the planning grant.
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