California Air Resources Board

The California Air Resources Board has implemented the following programs providing incentives and funding for community-focused projects and other activities that reduce air pollution within California communities.

• Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Center for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Pilot: Provides funding to upgrade ventilation systems and purchase portable air cleaners to create a network of clean air centers, where vulnerable populations can find respite from wildfires and other smoke events.
• F-gas Reduction Incentive Program: Incentives to promote the adoption of climate-friendly refrigerant technologies to help meet fluorinated-gas (F-gas) reduction targets.
• Community Air Protection Incentives Program: Provides grants to reduce emissions by funding cleaner vehicles, zero-emission infrastructure, community exposure reduction projects, and enables air districts to develop novel incentive projects in partnership with communities under Assembly Bill 617.
• Community Air Grants: Provides funding 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.
• Low Carbon Transportation Investments – Light-duty Equity and Clean Mobility: A suite of transportation equity projects aimed at increasing access to clean transportation and mobility options for priority populations, including funding for clean vehicle purchasing projects, clean mobility investments, streamlining access to funding and financing opportunities, and increasing community outreach, education and exposure to clean technologies.