Project Grant 01J66101

This $997,622 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides funding to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) in Oregon. The award will support a range of activities, including: Implementing a community-developed smoke community response plan Hiring a wood waste program coordinator to extend a firewood program for underserved residents Identifying...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $2,739,425 Project Grant to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956). The grant will fund activities to reduce emissions in the Oakridge, Oregon nonattainment area through January 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. Key deliverables include installing at least 36 new certified heating devices and weatherization upgrades in homes. Additional services include implementing woodstove and pellet...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) received a $4,669,372 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956). The funding will enable ODEQ to partner with Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) to implement a comprehensive program that permanently reduces fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in the Klamath Falls, OR non-attainment area. Key program activities include replacing 210-323 uncertified...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program (CFDA 66.044), awarded a $763,500 Project Grant to Oregon State University (OSU) to enhance community wildfire smoke preparedness in Oregon. The grant aims to develop interventions, including tailored toolkits and resources, that can be used by schools, preschools, and daycares to reduce wildfire smoke exposures and increase community resilience. OSU will collaborate...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded $157,700 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) to the Washington Department of Ecology on July 1, 2022 for completion by February 28, 2025. The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded cooperative agreement is to enhance particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in...

The University of Oregon will receive $800,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. The goal of the cooperative agreement is to conduct applied research to support community and household resilience to wildfire smoke through actions that mitigate adverse health outcomes associated with wildfire smoke exposures in Oregon. The University will...

This $994,407 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), will fund the design, testing, and deployment of affordable particle filtration systems for evaporative coolers to reduce wildfire smoke exposures among agricultural workers and low-income families in California. The Public Health Institute will lead the effort to design an effective yet inexpensive filter...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $2.88 million Project Grant to the California Air Resources Board under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956) on August 1, 2021 to extend the Wood Stove Change-Out Program with the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District. The program aims to reduce air pollution in the Portola PM2.5 nonattainment area through 2026 by decreasing emissions from wood-burning appliances and open burning, and providing additional resources...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation awarded a $2,171,256 Project Grant under the Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program (CFDA 66.044) to Arizona State University to enhance community resilience against wildfire smoke hazards in Arizona. The three-year project engages diverse communities to develop solutions for managing indoor air pollution during wildfires, including: 1) developing interactive training materials in English and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,501,220 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 Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ). The grant funding will support the expansion and enhancement of ODEQ's air monitoring activities in Oregon. Key products and services to be delivered include upgrading or replacing air monitoring...