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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded $465,589 to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA #66.034). The award will support BRPC's efforts to conduct ambient air monitoring in communities with environmental health disparities from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. Key deliverables include purchasing 300 indoor air...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection $293,000 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) on August 1, 2022 for a project ending July 31, 2024. The funding will be used to replace existing filter-based particulate matter 2.5 monitors with continuous PM2.5 monitors to provide real-time air quality data collection and...
This $1,170,472 federal Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides funding to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to enhance air monitoring activities across the state. The key products and services to be delivered include: purchasing and deploying new air monitoring equipment to...
This federal Project Grant award, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program, provides $757,218 in funding to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to operate and maintain its air quality monitoring network and measure levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028....
This $500,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306). The funding will enable Health Resources In Action, Inc. (HRIA), a Boston-based non-profit, to build the knowledge and capacity of Massachusetts schools to improve environmental health conditions, particularly addressing asthma and extreme heat impacts on students. Key activities include...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $202,500 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded project grant is to enhance monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities with environmental...
This federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $545,411 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Quality. The funding will be used to modernize and replace older air monitoring instruments and support equipment that have exceeded their useful lifetimes. Key...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Of $247,500 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 30, 2024. The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded cooperative agreement is to enhance monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 or other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment a $445,000 Project Grant 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 upgrading 12 air quality monitors, 6 monitor shelters, and associated data logging and meteorological equipment to enhance particulate matter 2.5 monitoring in communities near Denver,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $510,211 Project Grant to Health Resources In Action, Inc. (HRIA) doing business as The Medical Foundation under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034).
HRIA will conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants in environmental justice communities in Massachusetts disproportionately impacted by pollution and COVID-19. Activities include providing $90k in subawards to three community-based organizations to support local air quality monitoring efforts. HRIA will foster knowledge and build community capacity to improve environmental health conditions through expanding monitoring, supporting a learning community, developing a statewide universal platform for real-time air quality data, and disseminating results. The project aims to leverage existing expertise, empower communities through citizen science, and build trust to find sustainable solutions to air pollution problems. The grant period is from April 1, 2023 to November 30, 2025.