This agreement provides funding to the city of philadelphia's air management services (AMS) to operate their air pollution control program

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $12.278 million to the City of Philadelphia on October 1, 2025, under the Air Pollution Control Program Support formula grant (CFDA 66.001) to operate the city's air pollution control program and improve and maintain air quality in Philadelphia County.

The recipient's Air Management Services will identify air toxins, assess atmospheric toxic pollutant effects, and implement activities within the Section 105 program scope. Work includes analysis and planning for attainment and maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; control strategy development and implementation; reduction of risks from hazardous air pollutants; air quality monitoring; ambient air quality and source modeling; emissions inventory; regulation development and implementation; non-Title V permitting and enforcement; public outreach; staff training and development; air pollution data analysis and management; air cross-media analysis and control; pollution prevention activities; and innovative approaches to pollution reduction including economic incentive and market-based programs. Anticipated deliverables are annual reports, work plans, mid-year reports, quality assurance documentation, and updated State Implementation Plan documentation.

The period of performance runs through September 30, 2028, with all work performed in Pennsylvania. The assistance agreement carries no sub-recipients. Federal funds of $5.608 million are contingent upon availability, with total obligated amount of $12.278 million.

The purpose of this project is to improve and maintain the air quality for the county of philadelphia. Through this project, the city of philadelphia's air management services (AMS) will identify air toxins and assess the effects of atmospheric toxic pollutants. Federal funds of $5,608,852 are contingent upon availability. Activities:the recipient will implement activities within the scope of the section 105 program, which will include: 1) implementing national priorities as defined in EPA national guidance and consistent with EPA's strategic plan, 2) actions mandated by statute or regulation, and 3) program activities delegated to the recipient (state, local or tribe) for which EPA provides section 105 grant funding. A continuing program typically includes, but is not limited to, such activities as analysis and planning for attainment and maintenance of national ambient air quality standards (naaqs); control strategy development and implementation; reduction of risks from hazardous air pollutants; air quality monitoring; ambient air quality and source modeling; inventory of emissions; regulation development and implementation; non-title v related permitting and enforcement; public outreach; staff training and development; air pollution data analysis and management; air cross-media analysis and control; air pollution prevention activities; and other innovative approaches to pollution reduction including economic incentive and market-based (allowance and trading) programs. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables are annual reports, work plans, mid-year reports, quality assurance documentation, and updated SIP documentation. The expected outcomes will be a broadened awareness of air quality programs that are established to address the attainment and maintenance of naaqs, as well as, immediate and emerging threats to public health and welfare from air pollution (CAA 105(a)). Direct beneficiaries of this program are residents of philadelphia.