Summaries of Dockets Related to OAR's Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act

UPDATE: January 18, 2023 – The non-regulatory dockets seeking public comment for selected provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act are now closed. We appreciate your input and participation in the process and will review all feedback as we continue developing and implementing programs under the Inflation Reduction Act. If you have further questions, please reach out to IRAStakeholders@epa.gov.

Please be aware that owing to our obligations under EPA’s grants competition policy, and the importance of not giving any potential competitor an unfair advantage, we are not accepting one-on-one meetings on Inflation Reduction Act program design with individual potential competitors for Inflation Reduction Act funds. If you are in this category, or represent an individual or entity in this category, please consider sending an email to IRAStakeholders@epa.gov indicating your interest in participating in a targeted session alongside other stakeholders.

On this page:

• Docket 1: ​​​Climate Pollution Reduction Grants [60114]
• Docket 2: Transportation Programs [60101, 60102]
• Docket 3: Methane Emissions Reduction Program [60113]
• Docket 4: Funding to Address Air Pollution [60105, 60106]
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution – Fenceline Monitoring [60105(a)]
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution – Multipollutant Monitoring [60105(b)]
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution – Air Quality Sensors [60105(c)]
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution – Emissions from Wood Heaters [60105(d)]
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution – Methane Monitoring [60105(e)]
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution – Clean Air Act Grants [60105(f)] 
  • Funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools [60106]
• Docket 5: Funding for Implementation of American Innovation and Manufacturing Act [60109]
• Docket 6: Low Emissions Electricity Program & GHG Corporate Reporting [60107, 60111]
  • Low Emissions Electricity Program [60107]
  • GHG Corporate Reporting [60111]

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DOCKET 1: Climate Pollution Reduction Grants [60114]

EPA received $5 billion to assist states, air pollution control agencies, tribes and local governments to develop and implement strong, climate pollution reduction strategies. These eligible entities can apply for planning grants and then apply  for grants to implement those plans. This is a new program that will be informed by comments received via this request for public comment in addition to other stakeholder engagement activities that the Agency will be conducting consistent with its Grant Competition policy. Visit Climate Pollution Reduction Grants [60114].

DOCKET 2: Transportation Programs [60101, 60102]

EPA received $4 billion for two new programs to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. The first program is the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle program that will invest $1 billion to help cover the costs of replacing dirty heavy-duty vehicles with clean alternatives, deploy supporting infrastructure, and/or train and develop the necessary workforce. At least $400 million must go to nonattainment areas. The application is open to states, municipalities, Indian tribes, nonprofit school transportation associations, and eligible contractors.  

The second program will provide $3 billion in grants to reduce air pollution at ports with at least $750 million going to nonattainment areas. These funds can be used for a range of activities including purchasing and installing zero-emission port equipment and technology, covering the associated costs of planning and permitting, and developing qualified climate action plans – a detailed and strategic plan that establishes goals, implementation strategies, and accounting and inventory practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants at one or more ports. Eligible entities include: port authorities; any state, regional, local, or tribal agency with jurisdiction over a port authority; air pollution control agencies; and non-profits and private entities partnering with the above and own, operate, or use port facilities. 

Both of these are new programs that will be informed by comments received via this request for public comment in addition to other stakeholder engagement activities that the Agency will be conducting consistent with its Grant Competition policy.  Visit Transportation Programs [60101, 60102].

DOCKET 3: Methane Emissions Reduction Program [60113]

EPA received $1.55 billion to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by providing financial assistance (grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other activities) and technical assistance as well as implementing a statutorily required waste emissions charge. Eligible recipients for these funds include but are not limited to air pollution control agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations, and individuals. The program specifies that at least $700 million must be used for activities at marginal conventional wells. Section 60113 also requires EPA to implement a waste emission charge on methane emitted from applicable oil and gas facilities that emit over 25,000 metric tons of CO2e and that exceed statutorily specified waste emissions thresholds beginning in 2024. The waste emissions charge will start at $900 and increase to $1,500 per metric ton.  Visit Methane Emissions Reduction Program [60113].

DOCKET 4: Funding to Address Air Pollution [60105, 60106]

EPA received over $300 million in funding to support the agency’s air quality mission by investing in a range of activities that will increase monitoring in and by communities, expand and strengthen national monitoring methods, improve monitoring methods and capacity, make monitoring data more available and useful for communities, and improve air quality in our nation’s schools. Six of these programs are authorized under Section 60105. This section establishes a wide range of eligible applicants that includes individuals, state, local and tribal Air pollution control agencies, and other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations. EPA also received $50 million in Section 60106 to address air pollution at schools with $12.5 million dedicated to providing technical assistance and the remainder for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities. Eligible applicants for this funding include individuals, air pollution control agencies, and other public nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations. Visit Funding to Address Air Pollution [60105, 60106].

Funding to Address Air Pollution – Fenceline Monitoring [60105(a)]  

Funds ($117.5 million) can be used to deploy, integrate, support, and maintain fenceline air monitoring, screening air monitoring, national air toxics trend stations, and other air toxics and community monitoring. 

 Funding to Address Air Pollution – Multipollutant Monitoring [60105(b)]  

Funds ($50 million) can be used to expand the national ambient air quality monitoring network with new multipollutant monitoring stations, and to replace, repair, operate, and maintain existing monitoring stations. 

Funding to Address Air Pollution – Air Quality Sensors [60105(c)]  

Funds ($3 million) can be used for the deployment, integration, and operation of air quality sensors in low-income and disadvantaged communities. 

Funding to Address Air Pollution – Emissions from Wood Heaters [60105(d)]  

Funds ($15 million) can be used for testing and other agency activities to address emissions from wood heaters, EPA research, development, etc., and contracts with outside organizations. 

Funding to Address Air Pollution – Methane Monitoring [60105(e)] 

Funds ($20 million) can be used for methane emissions monitoring.   

Funding to Address Air Pollution – Clean Air Act Grants [60105(f)]  

General funding ($25 million) for Clean Air Act’s research, development, and grants program. 

Funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools [60106] 

Funding includes $37.5 million for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities, and $12.5 million for technical assistance to address environmental issues, develop school environmental quality plans, identify, and mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards. 

DOCKET 5: Funding for Implementation of American Innovation and Manufacturing Act [60109]

Funding includes $38.5 million for implementation of the AIM Act to implement the Kigali Agreement on HFCs. Of this funding, $15 million is dedicated towards new competitive grants for reclaim and innovative destruction technologies, $20 million is dedicated to EPA to carry out the AIM Act, and $3.5 million is dedicated to EPA to deploy new implementation and compliance tools for the AIM Act.  Visit Funding for Implementation of American Innovation and Manufacturing Act [60109].

DOCKET 6: Low Emissions Electricity Program & GHG Corporate Reporting [60107, 60111]

Visit Low Emissions Electricity Program & GHG Corporate Reporting [60107, 60111].

Low Emissions Electricity Program [60107] 

Funding includes $87 million to fund a wide range of activities to encourage low emissions electricity generation through education, technical assistance, and partnerships with consumers, low income and disadvantaged communities, industry, and state, local, and Tribal governments.  

GHG Corporate Reporting [60111] 

Funding includes $5 million to enhance standardization and transparency of corporate climate action commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance transparency regarding progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans, and make progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans.