The purpose of this grant agreement is to provide assistance to city of albuquerque (COA) in its efforts to implement air pollution control programs throughout the city of albuquerque.activities:the…

The City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department received a Formula Grant award of $2,398,273 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) program, with an award date of April 17, 2025, and completion deadline of March 31, 2026. The grant supports the implementation of air pollution control programs throughout Albuquerque in compliance with Section 105 of the Clean Air Act and EPA national guidance. The recipient will execute no subawards under this agreement and will directly deliver core air quality management services.

The City of Albuquerque will provide comprehensive air quality monitoring, analysis, planning, and regulatory services, including analysis and planning for attainment and maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); control strategy development and implementation; hazardous air pollutants risk reduction; emissions inventory development; ambient air quality and source modeling; regulation development and enforcement; non-Title V permitting and enforcement activities; public outreach; and staff training and development. Key deliverables include monitoring, permitting, and enforcement activities, with expected outcomes including broadened public awareness of air quality programs and reduced resident exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants. The program also encompasses innovative pollution reduction approaches, including market-based trading mechanisms and air pollution prevention initiatives.

The purpose of this grant agreement is to provide assistance to city of albuquerque (COA) in its efforts to implement air pollution control programs throughout the city of albuquerque.activities:the recipient will implement activities within the scope of the section 105 program including: 1) to implement national priorities as defined in environmental protection agency (EPA) national guidance and consistent with EPA's strategic plan; 2) actions mandated by statute or regulation; 3) program activities delegated to the recipient COA for which EPA provides section 105 grant funding. The activities include, 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:the anticipated deliverables include monitoring , permitting and enforcement activities. The expected outcomes include a broadened awareness of air quality programs that are established to address the attainment of maintenance of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) as well as immediate and emerging threats to public health and welfare from air pollution. The intended beneficiaries include direct beneficiaries of this program city of albuquerque residents who have decreased exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants.