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00E04018

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Description: The purpose of this award is to provide funding under the Inflation Reduction Act to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

The recipient will implement greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant.

Activities conducted through this grant will benefit all residents and visitors to Bad River Reservation through four main objectives:

Implementation of ambitious measures that will achieve significant cumulative greenhouse gas reductions by 2030 and beyond;

Pursuit of measures that will achieve substantial community benefits, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities;

Complementing other funding sources to maximize these greenhouse gas reductions and community benefits; and,

Pursuit of innovative policies and programs that are replicable and can be 'scaled up' across multiple jurisdictions.

Activities: The activities include performing electrification upgrades to homes, installing residential solar photovoltaics, installing a solar plus storage microgrid, leasing six new fully electric vehicles, installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure, performing community engagement, and developing professional development and training.

Subrecipient: Subawards will be awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to facilitate community engagement workshops, Madison Area Technical College and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University to implement workforce development programs.

Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include 200 homes with electrification upgrades, 85 residential solar photovoltaics installed, an operational microgrid at the recycling center, four charging stations installed, five community engagement events, and workforce development materials and courses.

The anticipated outcomes include a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, reduction in criteria pollutant emissions, improved energy efficiency and indoor air quality in tribal homes.

The intended beneficiaries include Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribal members.
Funding Goals
1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
BAD River Band Of Lake Superior Tribe Of Chippewa Indians was awarded Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bad River Bof Lake Superior Chippewa Cooperative Agreement 00E04018 worth $8,385,892 from EPA Region 5: Chicago in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Bad River Reservation Wisconsin United States. The grant has a duration of 5 years and was awarded through assistance program 66.046 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. $168,675 (2.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Implementation Grants Competition for Tribes and Territories.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 12/19/24

Period of Performance
1/3/25
Start Date
12/15/29
End Date
13.0% Complete

Funding Split
$8.4M
Federal Obligation
$168.7K
Non-Federal Obligation
$8.6M
Total Obligated
98.0% Federal Funding
2.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to 00E04018

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
00E04018
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally-Recognized)
Awarding Office
68HF05 REGION 5 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68U000 REGION 5 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
Y25QVLBJCLB6
Awardee CAGE
3F1M3
Performance District
WI-07
Senators
Tammy Baldwin
Ron Johnson
Modified: 12/19/24