Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009774

This $499,715 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will support the Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB) in South Carolina to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants of greatest concern in communities with environmental and health disparities. The funding will enable CCRAB to establish a...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund community-driven air quality monitoring and mitigation efforts in disadvantaged areas of Los Angeles, CA. The grant recipient, the Coalition For Clean Air, will provide education, real-time indoor and outdoor air quality data, and access to...

This $438,795 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program will fund a community air monitoring network in Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. The key components of the project include: Expanding an existing community air monitoring network using particulate matter (PM2.5) sensors to collect...

This $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for brownfield sites in Alameda County and the City of Tracy, California. EBCE will develop a community-wide inventory of brownfield...

This $498,008 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306), supports the Bloomington-Normal Climate Resiliency Community (BNCRC) project led by the Ecology Action Center (EAC). The project aims to identify and develop mitigation strategies for disproportionate climate impacts within environmental justice (EJ) areas of the Bloomington-Normal,...

This $490,912 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will fund the Clean Air Council to collaborate with air monitoring professionals, public health academics, and local organizations to assess real-time air pollution trends from the Delaware City Refinery. The project aims to analyze the data to identify the impacts of refinery pollution on...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the County of Contra Costa $1,000,000 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to implement the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Clean Watersheds for All Project. Through this funding, the County will develop a comprehensive stormwater treatment plan and project delivery roadmap focused on underserved communities. Key deliverables include identifying viable regional stormwater capture...

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Inc. (BMC) has been awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support BMC in developing or updating regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. Key activities include organizing planning committees, creating GHG...

This $357,852 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund the establishment of a Community Air Monitoring Network (CAMN) of 20 PM monitors in New Castle County, Delaware. The grant aims to engage local residents in developing the monitoring network to provide accurate, real-time data on air quality...

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...