The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $118,321 Project Grant under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Cherokee Nation. The grant funding will support the expansion and enhancement of the tribe's air monitoring activities by replacing aging air monitoring equipment and purchasing new flow meters for its three existing air monitoring stations located in Sequoyah County, Cherry Tree, and Mayes County, Oklahoma. The key products and services to be delivered include upgrading or replacing air monitoring shelters and instrumentation to meet federal regulatory standards, as well as acquiring flow meters for calibrating and auditing particulate matter monitoring equipment. This investment aims to strengthen the tribe's air quality program and provide real-time data to better manage air emissions within the Cherokee Nation's jurisdictional boundaries, which encompass disadvantaged communities more likely to experience disproportionate environmental and health impacts.
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