Project Grant 00T34601

This $416,395 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will support community and local efforts to monitor air quality in Sacramento, California. The funds will be used by the United Latinos Promoviendo Accion Civica, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to develop and provide curriculum to train students and...

This 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 $1,210,708 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for the expansion and enhancement of their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the funding will be used by SCAQMD to purchase two 30-foot air monitoring shelters, three gas...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund community-driven air quality monitoring and mitigation efforts in disadvantaged areas of Los Angeles, CA. The grant recipient, the Coalition For Clean Air, will provide education, real-time indoor and outdoor air quality data, and access to...

This $6,525,894 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) provides funding to the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (CGS-USGBC) to build capacity among school district staff in low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal communities to establish and implement indoor air quality (IAQ) management plans and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions plans. Key activities include hiring five regional coordinators to foster...

This $2.56 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956), will support the California Air Resources Board's efforts to improve air quality and public health in the Western Mojave Desert Air Basin. The Board will replace three diesel school buses with zero-emission alternatives, reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide, fine particulate matter, and carbon dioxide. Intended beneficiaries include area residents...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $5,044,509 in funding to Health Research, Inc. (HRI) to build capacity for indoor air quality (IAQ) and greenhouse gas reduction (GHGR) initiatives in K-12 schools across New York State and nationally. The key products and services to be delivered...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded $183,500 to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) in communities with environmental justice concerns in the San Joaquin Valley area of California. Through this project grant, the District...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action...

This $7,999,065 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 Go Green Initiative (GGI) to partner with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and their state affiliates. The key objectives are to: Conduct capacity building with up to 40 school districts across all 10 EPA...

The Riverside Community School District was awarded a $139,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program. The funding will be used to replace a 1997 diesel school bus with a newer, more fuel-efficient 2024 or later model bus. This replacement is expected to result in significant annual reductions in particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, leading to improved air quality in the...