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

Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department $1.959 million under the Air Pollution Control Program Support formula grant (CFDA 66.001) on April 7, 2026, to implement air pollution control programs throughout Albuquerque.

The award funds core air quality management activities including ambient air quality monitoring, air pollution data analysis and management, emissions inventory development, ambient air quality and source modeling, regulation development and implementation, non-Title V related permitting and enforcement, control strategy development and implementation, reduction of risks from hazardous air pollutants, public outreach, staff training and development, and innovative approaches to pollution reduction including economic incentive and market-based programs. The activities align with EPA's strategic plan and national priorities, and support analysis and planning for attainment and maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The anticipated deliverables include monitoring, permitting, and enforcement activities, with outcomes centered on broadened awareness of air quality programs and decreased exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants among City of Albuquerque residents.

The award is obligated at $1.959 million with a period of performance from April 7, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Place of performance is New Mexico. The recipient is the Environmental Health Department, a division of the City of Albuquerque. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

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.