Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAA1100022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $1,110,081 Project Grant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The funding will be used to replace aging air monitoring and quality assurance audit equipment in order to maintain and enhance IEPA's existing multipollutant air monitoring operations. Many of the...

This $440,485 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Ecology Action Center (EAC) to conduct ambient air quality monitoring in communities in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area with environmental and health disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. EAC will...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. The grant funding will support the establishment of a regional air monitoring network in the Salton Sea Air Basin to screen for toxic metal hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This will leverage Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc.'s...

This $74,960 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 supports a resident-led community air monitoring initiative through the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). Oneoc, doing business as Volunteer Center Orange County, will leverage the funding to implement a multi-faceted air quality monitoring and education project in Southeast Santa Ana, California from June 2022 through November 2023. Key deliverables include six community-wide "Toxic...

The Colorado Alliance For Environmental Education (CAEE) received a $133,333 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). This two-year grant will enable CAEE to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. Key activities include...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded the Interstate Environmental Commission (IEC) $1,089,800 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) formula grant, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award supports IEC's comprehensive water quality management and pollution control program serving the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut under Clean Water Act Section 106 authority. The funding...

This $941,051 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program provides funding to the Interstate Environmental Commission (IEC) to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The key products and services to...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) a $133,396 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to design and deliver environmental education professional development from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. CAEE will establish a leadership team and conduct a needs assessment to develop online courses on addressing climate change and air quality. At least 40 educators will participate...

The International Center For Appropriate And Sustainable Technology (Icast) was awarded a $133,453 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will support Icast's program to provide environmental education and job training to underserved populations in Utah, with a focus on best practices for energy efficiency and water conservation in buildings. Educational activities will take place across Utah...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding supports the development and update of regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures across the Orlando metropolitan area. Key activities include creating comprehensive GHG inventories and mitigation strategies, in...