The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $396,500 project grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation under the EPA's CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The funding will support the establishment of a new stationary air monitoring site within the Muscogee Creek Nation's jurisdiction, with capabilities to measure nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter. Key activities...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded Cherokee Nation $177,536 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities with environmental justice concerns from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Through this funding, Cherokee Nation will replace...
This $118,321 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act will fund the expansion and enhancement of the Cherokee Nation's air monitoring activities in Oklahoma. The funding will be used to maintain, operate, or upgrade three existing air monitoring stations on the Cherokee Nation reservation, located in Sequoyah County,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,199,750 Project Grant under the Clean Air Act Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities (CFDA 66.034) program to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Administrative Services Division. This 5-year grant, starting on October 1, 2024, will fund the expansion and enhancement of DEQ's air monitoring activities in Oklahoma. Specifically, the grant will enable DEQ to purchase...
This Project Grant award, valued at $139,817, was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The funding will be used by the Quapaw Nation to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the Quapaw Nation will procure 14 new air quality sensors, modules, and monitors, as well as a shelter for...
The Cherokee Nation was awarded an $815,878 Environmental Protection Agency Formula Grant under the Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) program to address air pollution concerns within tribal lands in Oklahoma. The funding will support air quality program development, permitting reviews, and ambient air monitoring for particulate matter, ozone, mercury, lead and other pollutants. Meteorological monitoring will also be conducted. Additionally, the Nation will use the funding to...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality a $199,000 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 aims to enhance monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 or other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in and near underserved communities facing disproportionate exposure and health risks...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma received a $300,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608), administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to develop a website that consolidates water level data from across the Choctaw Nation reservation and the state of Oklahoma through automated processes. The project aims to create content utilizing the data to share with relevant parties, enhancing the Choctaw Nation Environmental...
This $179,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act supports the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) efforts to conduct ambient air monitoring of air toxics in the state. The primary purpose of the grant is to track trends in ambient air toxics levels in order to characterize air quality,...
This $372,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The funding will support the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the grant will enable EBCI to hire a project manager to oversee the relocation of an air...