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,...
This $438,795 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program will fund a community air monitoring network in Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. The key components of the project include: Expanding an existing community air monitoring network using particulate matter (PM2.5) sensors to collect...
This $1,841,289 federal 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 provides funding to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. Key products and services to be delivered include: installing 4 new air quality monitoring stations,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" provides $351,500 to San Juan Basin Public Health to conduct ambient air quality monitoring of pollutants such as particulate matter, ozone, and volatile organic compounds in communities with environmental and health disparities in Colorado. The project will leverage...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $472,656 Project Grant under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program to the Black Parents United Foundation (BPUF) to conduct ambient air monitoring in vulnerable communities in Aurora, Colorado. The funding will support the establishment of a mobile air monitoring trailer to continuously track levels of ozone precursors,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded $265,000 to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The purpose of this Project Grant funding is to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other national ambient air quality standards...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded a $406,482 Project Grant to The Keya Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The funding will be used to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants, including particulate matter (PM2.5) and mercury vapor, in the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal communities in South Dakota over a...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $453,732 Project Grant under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program to the Capital Area Council of Governments (Capcog). The grant funding will be used to conduct continuous ambient air monitoring of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a...
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 EPA Region 8 has awarded a $623,977 Inflation Reduction Act Project Grant (CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act) to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants of concern in communities with environmental and health outcome disparities. The project aims to:
Leverage local air monitoring expertise to collect, interpret, and share air toxics data that responds to community pollution concerns in the Northern Colorado Front Range region.
Expand engagement of community groups to establish monitoring priorities and address the needs of underserved residents.
Increase awareness and understanding of air pollution and its impacts, and empower residents to engage in policy and regulatory discussions.
The City of Fort Collins is partnering with Colorado State University, local health departments, and community groups on this 3-year project to identify environmental justice priority monitoring areas, empower underserved communities, and increase access to air quality data and community engagement on mitigation strategies.