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The Miccosukee and the Seminole Tribes of Florida have secured more than $15.2 million in funding to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction (CRPG) Implementation grant, made possible through the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Both Tribal Nations worked in partnership with the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact to develop the Southeast Florida Priority Climate Action Plan, which included greenhouse gas reduction measures from across county, Tribal, and municipal governments in the region. Based on the measures included in this plan, the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes applied for implementation funding through the EPA’s CPRG Tribes and Territories Competition, a competitive award. 

The Miccosukee Tribe received nearly $15 million for its Energy Transition Project to advance energy efficiency upgrades on 25 tribal residences, the development of a public transport system with three electric buses, and a fleet sustainability study. The grant will also fund the replacement of 50 tribally owned vehicles with EVs and plug-in hybrids, and the installation of 55 Level 2 chargers and 15 DCFCs tied to solar carports. Similarly, the Seminole Tribe received over $2.81 million for fleet decarbonization efforts, including the conversion of 16 internal combustion engine vehicles to hybrid EVs, and the installation of 20 EV chargers at buildings owned by the Tribe.