Federal Grant Award Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded $3.23 million to the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) under the Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) Formula Grant, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This grant funds DNREC's comprehensive air pollution control program, which delivers critical air quality management services including air quality monitoring, emissions inventory development, National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) attainment and maintenance planning, hazardous air pollutants risk reduction, and regulatory development and implementation. The funding also supports control strategy development, ambient air quality and source modeling, permitting and enforcement activities, and public outreach initiatives.

Under Section 105 of the Clean Air Act, DNREC will implement national EPA priorities and state-delegated air pollution control activities while delivering tangible outcomes including annual reports, work plans, mid-year assessments, quality assurance documentation, and State Implementation Plan (SIP) updates. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The grant supports Delaware's broader air quality management objectives through innovative pollution reduction approaches, staff training and development, and air pollution data analysis and management activities designed to improve and maintain air quality across the state.