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RFAs: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products – US

Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products

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Deadline: 16-Jan-24

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a request for applications for Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Grant program.

This program seeks to improve transparency and disclosure of embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data associated with construction materials and products to facilitate the procurement of lower embodied carbon construction materials and products throughout the United States.

Goals and Objectives
Scope of Work and Eligible Projects

The Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant program will advance standardization and transparency in EPDs which will support procurement decisions accounting for embodied carbon of construction materials and products. Applicants should demonstrate how they will invest in projects and activities that provide support for industry data preparation, reporting, and analysis; provide financial and technical assistance to develop, update, digitize, and verify EPDs; improve standards and verifications for PCRs and EPDs; provide financial support for mid-cycle updates to PCRs to reflect new datasets/guidance; and amplify EPD educational resources.

EPA envisions funded projects to fall under five broad categories:

The following are the categories of assistance agreements that will be awarded under this funding opportunity:

Funding Information
Period of Performance
Eligible Applicants

Ineligible applicants include entities who are not incorporated in the United States, for profit firms who do not manufacture construction materials and products (e.g., consulting firms and individual consultants, management firms, architectural and engineering firms, information technology vendors, proprietary colleges, universities and trade schools), and Local governments as defined in 2 CFR § 200.1.

For more information, visit EPA.

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