This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to new hampshire department of environmental services (nhdes)

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 pollution reduction and greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in New Hampshire. Additionally, a portion of the funding may be used to replace, expand, or improve air monitoring program equipment.

The grant award also includes a sub-grant to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), a regional non-profit association, to conduct an economic analysis of the benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. This analysis will support the development of New Hampshire's Priority Climate Action Plan, which is required to access future IRA implementation grant funding for a range of clean energy and emissions reduction projects.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to fund a position which will support efforts by nhdes to partner with EPA to deliver cleaner air through programs that address air quality, transportation, indoor air, and climate change. Specifically, the recipient will fund a full-time staff position. This position responsibilities will be exclusively dedicated to the development and implementation of IRA funded programs targeting climate pollution reduction and greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. An incidental amount of funding may be used for 103 eligible equipment purchases to replace, expand, or otherwise improve air monitoring program equipment.activities:specific project activities include planning, recruiting, and hiring a full-time staff members to focus on supporting efforts to organize and manage projects in support climate related programs in new hampshire. Additional activities will focus on ensuring the efficiency of air monitoring program equipment and purchasing replacements determined necessary. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include 1 cprg grants program manager hired and trained to be exclusively dedicated to the planning, development, and implementation of IRA funded programs targeting climate pollution reduction and greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. Additional deliverables include the replacement, expansion, or otherwise improvement of air monitoring program equipment. The expected outcomes include additional staff resources resulting in the advanced knowledge of air pollution control technologies and strategies, improved decision making based on increased knowledge of pollution sources and emissions inventories, and improved decision making based on a better understanding of cumulative health impacts in disadvantaged communities. The intended beneficiaries include new hampshire residents, including low-income and disadvantaged communities within the air pollution control agency's jurisdiction.