CLIMATE SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES

The summary for the CLIMATE SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.

	Federal Grant Title:	CLIMATE SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES
	CFDA Number:	66.041
	CFDA Description:	Climate Showcase Communities Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-OAR-CPPD-10-09
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 26, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 26, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Archive Date:	Aug 25, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	30
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Grant Description

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities to compete for financial assistance through the Climate Showcase Communities Grant Program. This program will assist local and tribal governments in developing plans, conducting demonstrations, and implementing projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while achieving additional environmental, economic, public health, and/or community benefits. The overall goal of the Climate Showcase Communities program is to create replicable models of sustainable community action that generate cost-effective and persistent greenhouse gas reductions while improving the environmental, economic, public health, or social conditions in a community.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html

Grant Announcement Contact

Jeanette Shepherd, (202) 343-9792.

Jeanette Shepherd [shepherd.jeanette@epa.gov]