This agreement provides funding to maricopa county air quality department (MCAQD) in its efforts to implement air pollution control programs throughout the maricopa county area

This assistance agreement provides full funding in the amount of $1,147,680. Pre-award costs are approved back to 10/01/2024. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include implementing activities within the scope of the section 105 program including: 1) to implement national priorities as defined in EPA national guidance and consistent with EPA's strategic plan; 2) actions mandated by statute or regulation; 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:the anticipated deliverables include submitting quality assured monitoring data on a quarterly basis, submitting an air monitoring annual network plan, submitting updates to the quality assurance plans, stationary source and dust control compliance and enforcement activities and permitting activities. The expected outcomes include 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)). The intended beneficiaries include maricopa county residents who will have decreased exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants.