Climate Showcase Communities Program

Please note: Funding is limited to 2009 and 2010 grant recipients. EPA does not anticipate issuing future funding solicitations for the Climate Showcase Communities program.

In 2009 and 2010, EPA awarded $20 million in competitive grants to help local and tribal governments establish and implement climate change initiatives. The overall goal of the Climate Showcase Communities program is to create replicable models of cost-effective and persistent greenhouse gas reductions that will catalyze broader local and tribal government actions to stabilize the climate and improve environmental, economic, health, and social conditions.

The 50 communities profiled below were selected in two rounds of funding. EPA offers peer exchange, training, and technical support to grant recipients, and encourages replication across the country to promote the creation of sustainable climate management programs that are not only the foundation for stabilizing our climate, but also create jobs, improve people's health, and fulfill other local government priorities.