Project Grant 00E03437

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, and establishing new air monitoring sites throughout the state.

Ohio EPA will utilize the grant funds to implement several key activities, including establishing an air sensor monitoring program using Purple Air sensors, setting up a new air toxics monitoring site, and purchasing a multi-RAE detector to identify volatile organic compounds. Additionally, Ohio EPA will subaward funding to five local air agencies in Ohio to further enhance their air monitoring capabilities, such as establishing an air sensor program in Akron, upgrading PM2.5 monitoring equipment in Toledo, and purchasing a nitrogen oxide analyzer for Cleveland's mobile monitoring unit. The anticipated outcomes of this grant include expanded air quality data collection, development of new quality assurance plans, and strengthened air monitoring programs at both the state and local levels.