“Metroplan acts as a voice of regionalism and has worked as the council of local governments and Metropolitan Planning Organization for central Arkansas since 1955.”

Energy and Environment Innovation for the Natural State Implementation Grant

 

Implementation Funding Awarded to Arkansas Energy and Environment Innovation Tri-Region Coalition

Total Funding: $99,999,999
Central Arkansas Award: $49,250,000

This transformative grant will fund projects throughout Central Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and the Arkansas River Valley, representing half the Natural State’s population. Metroplan served as the lead agency on the grant submittal, one of only 25 funded nationally. Read the full Metroplan press release here.

Central Arkansas’ $49.25 million allocation will fund projects to sequester and reduce emissions by protecting and restoring natural areas, increasing efficiency, and improving access to active transportation and transit. Projects such as LED streetlights and EV charging will reduce emissions from the transportation sector, and building efficiency funding will support net-zero technologies for public and commercial buildings. Projects will be designed to ensure equitable access to the environmental benefits funded by the grant.

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Contact: grants@metroplan.org

Metroplan has received financial support from the EPA under a CPRG Assistance Agreement.

 

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