DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY FOR THE EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR AIR MONITORING ACTIVITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPROVE AND ENHANCE MICHIGAN'S AIR MONITORING NETWORK THROUGH UPGRADING EQUIPMENT AT MULTIPLE AIR MONITORING SITES AND AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A NEW SITE IN A NON-ATTAINMENT AREA. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PURCHASING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENSORS AND EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE LEVELS OF CARBONYL, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, CARBON MONOXIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, BLACK CARBON, AND OZONE. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5 AIR MONITORING SITE WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN LANSING, MI. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE DEPLOYMENT OF ROUGHLY 40 NEW UNITS OF EQUIPMENT USED TO MEASURE AIR POLLUTION AND THE INSTALLATION OF ONE NEW MULTI POLLUTANT AIR MONITORING SITE. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES MONITORED FOR AIR QUALITY, INCREASED SUSTAINABILITY OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING NETWORKS, AND INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN, SPECIFICALLY THOSE LOCATED NEAR THE AIR MONITORING SITES.