Community Air Grants
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) provides Community Air Grants (CAGs) to community-based nonprofit organizations and California Native American Tribes to build local capacity, improve air quality, and support community participation in the Community Air Protection Program (CAP Program). Under Blueprint 2.0, the CAGs program is expanding to provide benefits to communities impacted by air pollution beyond the 19 initially selected for the CAP Program, aligning with CARB's commitment to environmental justice.
CARB Awards Almost $21M in Community Air Grants Throughout the State – May 2025
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) awarded a record $20.9 million from the Community Air Grants program to 43 nonprofit community groups and four Tribes to carry out a total of 51 projects. Funded by cap-and-trade dollars, these projects support air monitoring and pollution reduction in California’s most impacted regions. Community Air Grants help build capacity and partnerships to reduce air pollution in the communities that need it the most in California. The latest round of the Community Air Grants for Cycle 5 doubles the amount awarded in previous years.
Maximum Project Awards:
Educational projects - $300K award
Technical projects - $500K award
Focused projects - $500K award
Project Type Examples - For more project examples, also see the Cycle 5 RFA.
Educational project – Building community capacity to participate in the community air protection program
Technical project – Providing community air monitoring training
Focused Emission Reduction Strategies Expansion (ERSE) project – Deploying a specific strategy from an approved Community Emissions Reduction Program in a new community with similar sources of air pollution
Focused Local- Community Emissions Reduction Plan (L-CERP) project – Convening a community to develop a Local Community Emissions Reduction Plan in coordination with local government and other stakeholders
