Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009570

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,334 to the Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque. The funding will support a two-year project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and encouraging pro-environmental behaviors in the South Valley of...

The City of Albuquerque received a $106,873 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the federal Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this grant is to support the City in performing administration and coordination, research and development, air planning, pollution source information and/or emission inventory, and air monitoring...

The New Mexico Environment Department was awarded a $3,000,000 four-year Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive, statewide climate action plan and meaningful engagement with tribal, local, and disadvantaged communities across New Mexico. Key activities include integrating climate priorities across all state agencies, increasing...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico a $115,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will be used to enhance particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities facing disproportionate pollution exposure and health risks, which are...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico to install electric vehicle charging stations. The project, which will run from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, aims to work with a company to establish a network of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Española, NM area. This effort supports the program's broader...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $398,500 grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department. The funding will be used to enhance air quality monitoring activities, with a focus on improving the monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pollutants in...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded $404,200 to the New Mexico Environment Department under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) or other national ambient air quality standards pollutants in and near communities with environmental justice concerns in New Mexico. Funding will be used to upgrade...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded Talking Talons Youth Leadership a $133,876 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will support Talking Talons in implementing a project to increase environmental literacy and stewardship in Bernalillo County, New Mexico through August 1, 2022 to February 1, 2024. Key deliverables include 18 field sessions, 12 classroom sessions, four workshops for educators, and 30 radio spots on water resources...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program will fund Tree New Mexico, Inc. to implement a multi-faceted urban forestry and environmental justice initiative in Gallup, New Mexico. The key products and services to be delivered include planting 400 trees, establishing a small fruit orchard, and installing diverse understory plantings and gardens...

The City of Albuquerque received a $999,652 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop or update regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures across the metropolitan area. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 1, 2024, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan due two years from the award date, and a final status...