Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
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Overview
| Anticipated Award Amount | $9,753,810 | |
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| Applicant | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community | |
| Application Title | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Go Green Initiative: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures Project | |
| Sectors | Agriculture and Natural and Working Lands Buildings Electric Power Transportation Waste and Materials Management |
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| Estimated GHG Reductions 1 |
Cumulative 2025‑2030: Cumulative 2025‑2050: |
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Selected Application Summary
The selected application will implement greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) through fleet vehicle electrification, installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, facilitation of home energy assessments, implementation of a land buy-back program, assisting in the construction of a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant, and improvements to soil management. The selected project’s funds will be used to establish a voucher program to incentivize the adoption of electric- and battery-powered garden equipment, as well as a large-scale tree planting program to enhance air quality and carbon sequestration. Implementation of SRPMIC’s cross sector measures will mitigate methane emissions and foster sustainability and community resilience.
Key Things to Know
Based on information provided by the applicant, the selected project will deliver the following benefits to reduce GHGs and support communities 1:
- Replace 64 on-road fleet vehicles and 26 non-road fleet vehicles with EVs and install 16 EV chargers.
- Conduct comprehensive energy audits at select buildings across a total of 483,000 square feet and facilitate home energy assessments of residents’ homes in a financially disadvantaged area.
- Replace 264 gas-powered mowers and handheld garden equipment with electric- and battery-powered alternatives coupled with an outreach campaign to promote the benefits of using non-fossil-fuel emitting equipment.
- Install solar photovoltaic parking canopies to generate an estimated 616,213 kilowatt-hours annually and combat the urban heat island effect.
- Help build an RNG plant that will deliver converted landfill gas into an existing natural gas pipeline to be piped off-Reservation and reused, providing a transformative opportunity to reduce methane emissions and promote renewable energy generation.
- Plant 3,000 native trees on Tribally owned land to create carbon sinks and enhance air quality.
Activities and benefits summarized above reflect the measures in Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Priority Climate Action Plan (pdf) (2.4 MB).
1 The emission reduction estimates, as well as the descriptions of measures and benefits, were summarized from information provided by the applicant. These estimates, along with the award amount, are subject to change.
EPA will award grants to selected applicants once they meet all legal and administrative requirements. As of August 2024, grants are expected to be awarded by the end of 2024.
About EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Implementation Grants
Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s CPRG program will provide nearly $5 billion in grants for states, local governments, Tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution while benefitting low-income and disadvantaged communities.
For more information, visit Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.