The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of the award is to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other national ambient air quality standards pollutants in rural Alaska communities facing disproportionate exposure and...
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 $1,192,000.00 in funding to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. The key activities funded under this 4-year award include: establishing a new National Air Toxics Trends...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation $266,000 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 and other air quality monitoring in Alaska communities from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. Funding will support replacing and upgrading existing filter-based monitors to provide real-time...
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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $7.07 million Project Grant under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA #66.956) to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District to reduce fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) emissions in nonattainment areas of El Dorado, Placer, and Yolo-Solano counties in California. Funding began on May 1, 2022 for activities to be completed by April 30, 2027. Key deliverables include replacing older school buses and agricultural...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Air Quality, to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan in collaboration with air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments across Alaska. The grant funds will support activities to reduce...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program provides $38,646,534 in funding to the Southeast Conference, a non-profit organization in Alaska. The purpose of the award is to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous EPA planning grant. The key products and services to be...
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) awarded a $24,232,383 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC). The purpose of this award is to fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous CPRG planning grant. The key products to be delivered include the installation...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $20,000,000 in funding to the Tebughna Foundation to create a workforce development program, renovate and rehabilitate existing homes, and construct new high-performance homes in Tyonek, Alaska. The award will support the following key activities and outcomes: Establish a workforce development program in Tyonek to train...