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Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products

ID: EPA-R-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2023-001 • Type: Posted
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Description

The Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant program will advance the goals of EPA's Environmental Product Declarations Assistance Program as follows: Increase the robustness of greenhouse gas emissions data associated with the production, use, and disposal of construction materials and products; Assist businesses in disclosing and verifying these data via robust EPDs, as well as states, Indian tribes and non-profit organizations that assist these businesses; and Spur market demand for construction materials and products that have lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

To support these goals, EPA plans to award up to 40 grants and/or cooperative agreements in FY2024, including:

Grants and/or cooperative agreements to businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying Environmental Product Declarations, and to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses.

Cooperative agreements to pass-through entities that will collaborate with EPA to design and build their own processes to receive and evaluate subaward applications from businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying Environmental Product Declarations, and to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses. Per the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR 200.74), a pass-through entity is defined as a non-Federal entity that provides a subaward7 to a subrecipient to carry out part of a federal program. See Sections I.B, III.A, IV.E for more details on pass-through entities.

Background
The Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant program aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, use, and disposal of construction materials and products. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading this initiative to support businesses in disclosing and verifying these data via robust Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), as well as states, Indian tribes, and non-profit organizations that assist these businesses. The program also seeks to spur market demand for construction materials and products that have lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

Grant Details
The grant program will award up to 40 grants and/or cooperative agreements in FY2024. This includes grants and/or cooperative agreements to businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying Environmental Product Declarations, as well as to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses. Additionally, cooperative agreements will be provided to pass-through entities that will collaborate with EPA to design and build their own processes to receive and evaluate subaward applications from businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying Environmental Product Declarations.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include businesses that manufacture construction materials and products, states, Indian tribes, non-profit organizations, and pass-through entities. The program encourages partnerships in applications where they can strengthen the application in terms of EPD technical assistance or other aspects of the merit evaluation criteria.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for individual grant and cooperative agreements is up to 5 years. The total value of federal awards through this funding opportunity in FY2024 is anticipated to be up to $100 million.

Grant Value
Individual grant and cooperative agreements are anticipated to be in the range of $250,000 to $10 million for periods of performance of up to 5 years.
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Overview

Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Category of Funding
Environment
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
66.721 - Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 9/28/23 Environmental Protection Agency posted grant opportunity EPA-R-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2023-001 for Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products with funding of $100.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 66.721 Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products. It is expected that 40 total grants will be made worth between $250,000 and $10.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
Sept. 28, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Jan. 16, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Nov. 1, 2023, 2:31 p.m. EDT
Version
2
Archive Date
Feb. 7, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
See Section III of the funding opportunity for eligibility information.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$10,000,000
Floor
$250,000
Estimated Program Funding
$100,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
40

Contacts

Contact
Elizabeth January Program Analyst
Contact Email
embodiedcarbon@epa.gov
Contact Phone
(202) 564-1584

Documents

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