State of Missouri
Planning Phase
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources submitted its initial work plan to EPA for the planning grant on April 28, 2023. EPA finalized grant agreements and awarded funding for the planning grants in August 2023. For more information, contact the department's CPRG team at 573-751-4817, or by email at CPRGTeam@dnr.mo.gov.
The department issued subgrants to participating Missouri governments to inform stakeholders and the public about the CPRG planning process and solicit ideas. The following groups each received subgrants to conduct outreach in their communities.
- Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council
- City of Columbia
- Meramec Region
- Southwest Missouri Council of Governments
- City of Higginsville
The department is holding CPRG Stakeholder Group meetings to develop the climate action plans. Visit the groups' webpage to stay informed about upcoming meetings and other ways to participate in Missouri's CPRG planning process.
Implementation Phase
The department submitted its Implementation Grant application to EPA before the April 1, 2024, deadline. The total amount of funding the department applied for is over $428 million to implement emissions reduction measures. During the application process, the department partnered and collaborated with various stakeholders including other department divisions, other state agencies, municipalities, public institutions, regional planning organizations, industry, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout Missouri. The projects span across Missouri, with a primary focus in Low-income and Disadvantaged Communities (LIDAC). The projects included solar, energy storage, energy efficiency, waste management, electric conversion, sustainable agriculture, afforestation/ prairie restoration and a residential pre-weatherization program.
Please note, the department has not been chosen as a grant recipient yet. EPA will review and score the department’s application. The department anticipates EPA's notification, if selected as a funding grant recipient, in late summer of 2024.
Kansas City and St. Louis Areas
In addition to Missouri's CPRG grant funding, the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas each received separate CPRG grant funding to develop climate action plans specific to these two regions. The Mid-America Regional Council is the lead agency developing the Kansas City plan. In St. Louis, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments is the lead agency. Links are provided below for additional information about these regional climate action plans.
On Feb. 27, 2024, the department finalized Missouri’s Plan for Environmental Improvement Grants, which serves as Missouri’s Priority Plan under this grant. The department released a draft of the plan on Jan. 9, 2024, and invited the public to review and offer written comments on the draft until Feb. 7, 2024. The department also held a public meeting on the draft plan on Jan. 25, 2024. The proposed plan included a broad range of project categories and a list of project ideas collected during plan development.
In response to comments on the draft plan, the department updated the plan to include a summary of the public participation period, new projects received and other minor updates and improvements. The final plan is available at the link below. This plan is a required element of the federal grant the department received. States and other recipients of planning grants must develop plans with potential emission reduction measures to be eligible to apply and compete for the $4.3 billion available nationwide in grant funding during the implementation phase of the federal grant program.
Two years after EPA awards planning grant funding to the department, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) is due. This plan should cover greenhouse gas reduction measures across all emissions sources and sinks in all sectors of the state. The CCAP will establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. This will build on the Priority Plan and should add additional required analyses to support robust implementation.
More information will be provided once the department completes the CCAP.
