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The State of Illinois will be holding stakeholder engagement meetings to discuss development of a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan. See the notice for dates and times for the meetings. Illinois' is also seeking input into the plan through an online survey.
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.
Phase I
Under the planning phase of CPRG, U.S. EPA has provided funds to interested states, metropolitan areas, tribes and territories to design climate action plans that incorporate a variety of measures to reduce GHG emissions. The plan is to focus on six sectors (electricity generation, industry, transportation, buildings, agriculture/natural and working lands, and waste management). A Priority Climate Action Plan must be submitted to USEPA by March 1, 2024, with a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan due two years after the planning grant award.
Priority Climate Action Plan
Phase II
Under the implementation phase of CPRG, U.S. EPA is offering grants between $2 million and $500 million for state and local governments and other entities to implement emissions reduction measures outlined in the Priority Climate Action Plan.
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”). We are seeking public input into the CCAP. The Illinois EPA has developed a Stakeholders Priorities Survey, found below. Please take the survey to provide your input on the CCAP. Illinois EPA will host seven public meetings (6 in-person and 1 virtual) to inform the public about elements of the CCAP and answer questions. The public notice below includes information about all of the meetings and can also be found on the Illinois EPA General Public Notices webpage.
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”).
Your priorities, thoughts, and feedback will help make this plan better and guide what our state does next to advance clean energy and address the climate crisis.
Stakeholder Priorities Survey for Comprehensive Climate Action Plan
The Stakeholder Priorities Survey gathers input to guide climate and clean energy programs and policies. It focuses on concrete needs, challenges and priorities related to energy, pollution, infrastructure and community resilience. Click on the below link to go to the survey
Stakeholder Meetings
Public Notice (Additional Online Stakeholder Meeting - July 10, 2025)
Webex Information
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1 PM
Join from the link:
https://illinois.webex.com/illinois/j.php?MTID=m9141163ead833dfb1aa129aa0e4fe84a
Webinar number: 2630 407 4907
Webinar password: CCAP (2227 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by video system
Dial 26304074907@illinois.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your webinar number.
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+1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Chicago)
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Access code: 2630 407 4907
Edwardsville
June 17, 2025
Southern Illinois University
– Edwardsville
Morris University Center –
Mississippi/Illinois Room
1 pm to 3 pm
and
6 pm to 8 pm
Springfield
June 24, 2025
University of Illinois at
Springfield
Brookens Auditorium
1 pm to 3 pm
and
6 pm to 8 pm
Chicago
July 1, 2025
Student Center West
2nd Floor, Lobby C
1 pm to 3 pm
and
6 pm to 8 pm
Virtual
June 26, 2025
1 pm
and
6 pm
Join from the link:
https://illinois.webex.com/illinois/j.php?MTID=m290102cd2fbfb3503be1b155985fafcd
Join by Meeting Number (access code): 2632 404 6981
Meeting password: F2nJ2CwZvZ8
Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only)
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Documents and Recordings
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