About CPRG Planning Grant Information

Phase 1 of the CPRG program provides flexible support to states, local governments, Tribes, and territories regardless of where they are in their climate planning and implementation process. Planning grant recipients are using the funding to design climate action plans that incorporate a variety of measures to reduce GHG emissions from across their economies in six key sectors (electricity generation, industry, transportation, buildings, agriculture/natural and working lands, and waste management). All planning grantees received their awards in the of fall 2023 and must submit the following deliverables to EPA:

1. Priority Climate Action Plan - submitted March 1, 2024 (states and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)) and submitted April 1, 2024 (Tribes, Tribal consortia, and territories)
2. Comprehensive Climate Action Plan - the deadline for states and MSAs is 12/1/2025. The deadline for Tribes and Territories is the end date of their grant period.

State and MSA grantees must also submit a Status Report at the end of the 4-year grant period (approximately mid-2027).

This U.S. map displays the areas participating in the CPRG planning grants. Full list of grantees and award dates.

CPRG Planning Grantees (pdf) (155.28 KB, July 23, 2024)

CPRG planning grantees should continue to visit the CPRG Training, Tools, and Technical Assistance webpage to access training materials, tools, and other technical resources.

On this page:

• Program Guidance
• Quarterly Reporting Documents

Program Guidance

States, Municipalities, and Air Pollution Control Agencies

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Formula Grants for Planning - Program Guidance for States, Municipalities, and Air Pollution Control Agencies (pdf) (1.56 MB)
  •  Additional U.S. Census Bureau information on counties and cities in Metropolitan Statistical Areas  Spreadsheets
  •  Core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) (including MSAs), metropolitan divisions, and combined statistical areas (CSAs): see March 2020 update
  •  State-based Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Maps for Each State: March 2020 update
  • Map of New England city and town areas (NECTAs): March 2020 update

Tribes and Territories

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Formula Grants for Planning - Program Guidance for Federally Recognized Tribes, Tribal Consortia, and U.S. Territories (pdf) (447.25 KB)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program Planning Grant Question and Answer Document (pdf) (582.21 KB, June 22, 2023)

PCAP Guidance

States, Municipalities, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia

• Priority Climate Action Plan Guidance: An Outline for States and MSAs (docx) (202.97 KB, December 2023)

Tribes and Territories

• PCAP Guidance Outline for Tribes and Territories (docx) (217.55 KB, November 2023)

Quarterly Reporting Documents

States, Municipalities, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia

• OPTIONAL State and MSA Sample Grant Quarterly Reporting and Workplan Tool (xltm) (85.83 KB, August 22, 2023)
• CPRG OPTIONAL State MSA Planning Grant Progress Report Template (docx) (43.98 KB, September 7, 2023)

Tribes and Territories

• OPTIONAL Tribe and Territory Sample Grant Quarterly Reporting and Workplan Tool (xltm) (72.23 KB, August 22, 2023)
• CPRG OPTIONAL Tribe Territory Planning Grant Progress Report Template (docx) (42.37 KB, September 7, 2023)Training, Tools, and Technical Assistance

For more information on climate action planning and resources see the CPRG Training, Tools, and Technical Assistance.