The Canton City Public Health Department (CCPH) received a $302,775 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program. The two-year award will support CCPH's ambient air monitoring of pollutants near a steel manufacturer in Canton, Ohio from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. CCPH will deploy Federal Equivalent Method air monitoring...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,000,000 to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) to conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) project focused on improving indoor and outdoor air quality in underserved communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) convening a Community...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $500,000 and issued 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 support community-based ambient air quality monitoring efforts in the South Bronx, New York. The primary activities will involve establishing air quality monitoring teams and infrastructure in several South Bronx...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,008,864 Project Grant under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The funding will support the expansion and enhancement of Ohio EPA's air monitoring activities, including the purchase of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter monitors, as...
This Project Grant award of $17,810,277.00 was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The grant funding will support The Metrohealth System in identifying and working with 1,200 households in the Greater Cleveland area that have at least one resident with asthma. The key activities include: Replacing gas ranges with electric ranges, upgrading kitchen electrical systems, and improving kitchen...
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,...
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...
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 $129,396,997 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will fund greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction initiatives in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The key products and services to be delivered include: Installing solar arrays throughout Cuyahoga County, including in the cities of Painesville and Cleveland, to generate clean energy for residents. The project will also involve planting native...
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...