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Several funding opportunities from the state CPRG are now open! See "Funding Opportunities" below for more information.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program provides funding for states to develop and implement climate action plans that aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Priority Climate Action Plan
On March 1, 2024, the State of Illinois completed its priority climate action plan. The plan includes a greenhouse gas inventory for the state and identifies key climate actions in five sectors: buildings, transportation, industry, agriculture and land use, and power. It also assesses the impact of these actions on low-income and disadvantaged communities. This plan received funding support from U.S. EPA.
The plan and the accompanying greenhouse gas inventory are available at the links below.
Funding Opportunities
Below is a list of current CPRG funding opportunities. These links will take you to the website of the agency which is implementing the funding opportunity.
Stretch Building Code Adoption Support
Illinois Climate Bank
Community Geothermal Planning + Pilots
Illinois Climate Bank
Illinois Climate Bank
Additional opportunities will be posted here as they open.
Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Implementation Grant
The State of Illinois has been awarded a grant that totals more than $430 million to implement its Climate Pollution Reduction Grant plan. The grant will fund projects in five priority areas: Accelerating Clean & Efficient Building Adoption; Deploying Clean Transportation & Freight; Kick-starting Industry Decarbonization; Expanding Climate-Smart Agriculture; and, Keeping Clean Power Goals on Track. The projects together will reduce more than fifty-seven million tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the next twenty-five years. You can read the State of Illinois’ Implementation Grant application, below.
CPRG - Implementation Grant Application
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Comprehensive Climate Action Plan
The State of Illinois is developing a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (“CCAP”).
The CCAP is an actionable roadmap for climate that reflects our unique situation in Illinois, provides additional benefits outside of climate to our people and communities where possible, and incorporates feedback from the public and various stakeholders. This plan builds on the Priority Climate Action Plan (“PCAP”) the state released in 2024, and on the state’s ongoing work to implement its Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (“CPRG”).
Stakeholder feedback, along with technical analysis, will inform a draft CCAP which the agency will release for public comment in early 2026.
The agency will release a final plan no later than June 1, 2026.
Comprehensive Climate Action Plan Public Engagement
In summer 2025, Illinois EPA conducted extensive stakeholder engagement to gather feedback on this plan. The agency held nine public meetings: six in-person meetings, with two each in Edwardsville, Springfield, and Chicago, and three virtual meetings. About 250 people attended the public meetings. The agency also solicited written comments and conducted an online survey to which about 350 people responded.
Resources from the public meetings including side decks and recordings of the virtual sessions are below.
Slidedeck - 2025 CPRG Stakeholder Engagement Presentation
Slidedeck - Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Public Listening Sessions - February 2024
Listening Session #1 - February 27, 2024, 12:30 CT
Listening Session #2 - February 27, 2024, 5:30 CT