Air Grants and Funding
EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) announces grant and rebate opportunities for projects and programs relating to air quality, transportation, climate change, indoor air and other related topics.
EPA provides two types of grants:
- Competitive: EPA generally invites all eligible applicants to submit applications. EPA reviews and evaluates applications against criteria disclosed in the competitive announcement and makes selections.
- Non-competitive: Typically, these grants are made to governmental units based on statutory, regulatory, or published program guidance allocation funding formulas for continuing environmental program support.
EPA rebate programs are payments from EPA to an eligible entity to subsidize a purchase of an eligible item. Eligible items are determined through a combination of the appropriation, authorizing statute, and any program guidance. For example, the rebate may apply to the purchase of a clean school bus or charging equipment.
Each announcement listed below links to specific information unique to the opportunity. Overviews of grant programs, including specific eligibility information, are available in the assistance listing on SAM.gov (formerly CFDA.gov). As new grant and rebate opportunities are added to the list, this page will be updated. Please bookmark this page and check for updates regularly.
Open Announcements
Click on the links below for details on each Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) listed for each appropriation.
Inflation Reduction Act Appropriation
In August 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act to tackle the climate crisis. The Inflation Reduction Act provided the EPA $41.5 billion to support new and existing programs. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation has been allocated over $11 billion of these funds to advance the goal of securing clean and healthy air, and a safe climate, for all Americans. EPA will update this page as grant programs are developed under this appropriation.
Non-competitive grants:
- No open opportunities at this time.
Competitive grants:
- No open opportunities at this time.
Annual Appropriations
The following grant opportunities are funded with EPA’s annual appropriations.
Non-competitive grants:
- No open opportunities at this time.
Competitive grants:
- No open opportunities at this time.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Clean School Bus Program
With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA’s new Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over five years (FY 2022-2026) to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. For more information, please refer to the Clean School Bus Program site.
Rebates:
- No open opportunities at this time.
Competitive grants:
- No open opportunities at this time.
Related Resources
- Training Opportunities: Additional information about the grant process including how to build a budget, prepare work plans, write budget narratives and links to other helpful resources.
- Register on SAM.gov and Grants.gov: All applicants must have an active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registration in order to apply for a grant under the Inflation Reduction Act.
- EPA Grants: Main page for EPA grant application tools and resources.