This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the availability of grant funds under
Section 60106 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides funding “for grants and other
activities to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants at
schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities under subsections (a) through (c) of
Section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)–(c)) and Section 105 of that Act (42 U.S.C.
7405).”
The NOFO solicits applications from Tribes, states, territories, local governments/educational
agencies, and nonprofit organizations to enable more low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal
kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) schools and/or school districts0F1 across rural,
suburban, and/or urban areas to monitor and reduce GHG emissions and indoor air pollutants
through the development and adoption of comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) management
plans consistent with EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit and Framework, Energy Savings
Plus Health Guidance, Preventive Maintenance Guidance, and other EPA recommended IAQ
best practices (hereafter collectively referred to as “EPA best practices”).
Entities with experience conducting national, regional, or multi-state IAQ management capacity
building programs, providing IAQ training, executing IAQ research in school settings, or
disseminating IAQ standards/policies that have achieved positive outcomes (especially with
schools and Tribal entities) are encouraged to apply.
The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $32,000,000. EPA
anticipates awarding four to six grants of $5,000,000 to $8,000,000 to support five years of IAQ
and GHG reduction activities. Grants will fund activities at the state, multi-state, regional, and
national level. The final number and value of grants awarded through this NOFO will be subject
to the availability of funds, the quality of applications received, and other applicable
considerations.
Eligible applicants may submit only one grant application to fund activities in two or more of
the four project areas listed below:
1. IAQ and GHG Reduction Capacity Building targeting facility management staff, health
officers, and key decision makers at K-12 schools and/or school districts in low-income
and disadvantaged communities.
2. Tribal IAQ and GHG Reduction Capacity Building targeting facility management staff,
health officers, and key decision makers at K-12 schools in Tribal communities.
3. IAQ and GHG Reduction Training and Education Campaign for facility management
staff and health officers at K-12 schools and school districts in low-income,
disadvantaged, and Tribal communities, and/or the development of qualified K-12
school staff necessary to execute comprehensive IAQ and GHG Reduction Plans.
4. IAQ and GHG Reduction Research and Demonstration Projects in K-12 schools located
in low-income, disadvantaged, and/or Tribal communities.
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