California Air Resources Board

Draft Cycle 5 Request for Applications

Authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017), the California Air Resources Board (CARB) established the Community Air Protection Program (CAPP) to develop and implement a statewide strategy and implementation guidance, known as Blueprint 2.0, to reduce emissions and exposures in communities heavily impacted by air pollution. AB 617 requires CARB to provide grants to community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations for technical assistance and to support participation in the community air protection process. CARB’s CAPP also provides Community Air Grants (CAGs) to California Native American Tribal governments.

Blueprint 2.0, adopted by the CARB Board in October 2023, includes the use of CAGs as a key strategy in bringing Program benefits to communities overburdened by air pollution. CARB staff has released the Draft CAG Cycle 5 Request for Applications (Draft Cycle 5 RFA). Almost $16M will be available for funding for CAG Cycle 5 projects. The RFA provides the application and instructions for submitting a proposal to CARB for consideration of award for a community air grant.

The Draft Cycle 5 RFA is available for public comment and review. CARB staff plan to hold focused discussions and two public virtual workshops on August 20 and August 22, 2024. CARB’s outreach and engagement process on the draft Cycle 5 RFA will include representatives of communities consistently nominated for the CAPP, previous applicants, past and current grantees, air districts, Tribal governments, local land use agencies, academia, business, and industry.

Please email any comments or questions about the attached draft engagement plan to communityair@arb.ca.gov. 

 Draft Cycle 5 RFA August 2024 Workshops

CARB anticipates approximately almost $16M available in Community Air Grants (CAGs) funding for Cycle 5. CARB will conduct two public virtual August 2024 workshops:

Draft Cycle 5 RFA August 2024 Public Virtual Workshops

Aug 20, 2024, and August 22, 2024

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Same information will be presented at both workshops

Zoom link to register and join:

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A third-party facilitator and simultaneous Spanish translation will be provided at both workshops.