The agreement provides funding to pechanga

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $152,575 to the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians under the Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) formula grant program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the tribe's capacity building in air quality assessment and program development, enabling continuation of strategic planning, compliance assistance, emissions monitoring, rulemaking, and related air quality management activities. The tribe will implement Section 105 of the Clean Air Act program activities aligned with EPA national priorities and statutory mandates, including analysis and planning for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) attainment and maintenance, control strategy development, hazardous air pollutant risk reduction, and air quality monitoring.

Key deliverables include the collection and submission of air quality data to EPA's National Air Quality Database and the development of expanded awareness of tribal air quality programs. Program activities encompass emissions inventory development, regulatory development and implementation, non-Title V permitting and enforcement, public outreach, air pollution data analysis and management, pollution prevention initiatives, and innovative pollution reduction strategies. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement, with all activities conducted directly by the Pechanga Tribal Government to improve and maintain air quality within their jurisdiction in California.

The purpose of this project is to build the tribe's capacity to assess air quality conditions and to develop strategies to address air quality issues. The tribe will continue strategic planning and evaluation, compliance assistance, monitoring air emissions, rulemaking, and other program activities. These activities are to improve and maintain the tribe's air quality. This agreement provides federal funding in the amount of $138,705. Refer to 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: 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; air pollution data analysis and management; 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 collecting air quality data and submitting results to EPA's national air quality database. 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 (CAA 105(a)). The intended beneficiaries include residents of the pechanga tribal community who have decreased exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants.