The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) was awarded a $1,029,975 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant will fund NESCAUM's collaborative work with its member states (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT) on air quality control and management activities. Key products and services...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $201,831 Project Grant under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to fund a full-time staff position. This position will be exclusively dedicated to planning, developing, and implementing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funded programs targeting climate...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $149,000 Project Grant to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wetlands Bureau under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this funding is to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) or other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in and near communities with...
This $120,653 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program funds the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to conduct activities related to air pollution control and forecasting in Nevada. The key deliverables include: 1) Training for NDEP staff on air quality forecasting, 2) Purchase of equipment for NDEP...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) on July 1, 2023 under the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support SRPEDD in developing a comprehensive climate action plan or updating an existing plan in collaboration with air pollution control districts, large and small municipalities within the Providence...
This $520,512 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund a 3-year effort to establish a community-driven network platform to monitor outdoor and indoor air quality across underserved neighborhoods in New York State. Key activities include deploying 21 air quality monitoring sensors,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $590,000 Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will be used to enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities facing disproportionate exposure and health risks....
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program (CFDA 66.034), will fund the expansion and enhancement of New Hampshire's air monitoring activities. Specifically, the $742,233 grant will be used by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to: 1) install a new ambient air monitoring station...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy a $156,930 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program. The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded cooperative agreement is to replace existing filter-based air quality monitors or otherwise enhance existing monitors in and near communities to provide 24/7, real-time...
The City of New Bedford, Massachusetts received a $391,822 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program. The grant will fund deployment of air quality monitors in underserved environmental justice communities, identification of air pollutants and their sources in areas of the city, evaluation of correlations between air quality data and health...