Project Grant 00E03094
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $181,600 Project Grant to the County of Hamilton, Ohio 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 grant is to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) or other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities with environmental justice...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $745,854 Project Grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) under the federal Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) grant program. The purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance to Ohio EPA to support their air monitoring efforts, including funding personnel costs, purchasing air sensors and detectors,...
- This Project Grant award was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The $2,166,564 grant will fund the "Climate Safe Great Lakes" project implemented by Groundwork USA, Inc. to engage residents in Cincinnati, OH, Milwaukee, WI, and Indianapolis, IN in understanding local governance, organizing around environmental justice and climate priorities, and directly influencing municipal...
- This $255,402 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act to Hamilton County, Ohio to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. The key deliverables include: Establishing a new Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS) and National Core (NCORE) monitoring site in Hamilton County. This will involve the removal, relocation, and reinstallation of existing monitoring equipment, as well as...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $153,677 Project Grant to People For Community Recovery Inc. under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). The grant will support PCR's efforts to enhance quality of life for Chicago residents affected by environmental pollution through community outreach and education. Key activities include developing a community action board and conducting multiple outreach events from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 to educate...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) $500,000 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to conduct ambient air monitoring in underserved communities in Franklin County, Ohio from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. MORPC will deploy low-cost particulate matter monitors in selected communities, analyze 18 months of...
- This $460,000 Project Grant awarded 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" (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Wildlife Habitat Council, Inc. to conduct ambient air quality monitoring and community engagement activities in environmental justice communities in Detroit, Michigan and the Calumet watershed region of Chicago, Illinois. The...
- This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. 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 will fund community-based air quality monitoring in South Bronx neighborhoods. The grant recipient, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Inc., will assemble air quality monitoring teams with local community-based organizations to conduct ambient air...
- This $74,960 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 supports a resident-led community air monitoring initiative through the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). Oneoc, doing business as Volunteer Center Orange County, will leverage the funding to implement a multi-faceted air quality monitoring and education project in Southeast Santa Ana, California from June 2022 through November 2023. Key deliverables include six community-wide "Toxic...
- This $846,678 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will support the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government in Kentucky to enhance their air quality monitoring capabilities. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase equipment for deployment at 5 air monitoring sites, hire a full-time air...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded Groundwork Ohio River Valley, Inc. a $156,331 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). The grant will fund expansion of the recipient's air quality education, training, and monitoring programs for its Green Team youth workforce and neighborhood residents in Cincinnati, Ohio. Activities include compiling neighborhood- and individual-level air toxin exposure data through citizen-driven monitoring efforts to advocate for mitigation at local rail yards and industrial facilities impacting air quality. The Green Team and residents will receive training on monitoring techniques and air pollution health issues. Monitoring reports will feed into neighborhood resilience plans benefiting Cincinnati residents. No subawards are included under this assistance agreement, which runs from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $75.0k | 3/22/22 | ||
| Not listed | $75.0k | 3/22/22 |