This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to portland state university

EPA Region 10 awarded Portland State University $348,050 on January 1, 2026, under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) to provide technical assistance to businesses on source reduction and pollution prevention practices.

Portland State University will deliver a four-phase technical assistance suite to target facilities: facility identification and outreach; on-site emissions assessments and intervention project identification; extensive implementation planning that engages communities, evaluates business feasibility, assesses cost-benefits, and proposes initial engineering designs; and ongoing implementation support including grant writing assistance, ad hoc research, and community engagement. The project will serve four target facilities aligned with two national emphasis areas: two facilities from food and beverage manufacturing and processing, and two from metal manufacturing and fabrication, enabling the grantee to compare best practices across sectors.

The award runs through December 31, 2027, with place of performance in Portland, Oregon. The Pollution Prevention Grants Program funds information, training, and technical assistance to help businesses adopt source reduction approaches that reduce resource use, waste, liability costs, and environmental footprint while protecting human health and the environment.

The recipient will provide technical assistance (e.g., information, training, tools) to businesses to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices (also known as pollution prevention (P2)). P2 means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise being released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. P2 practices can help businesses save money by reducing their resource use, expenditures, waste and liability costs, while at the same time reducing their environmental footprint and helping to protect human health and the environment. Activities:the priorities for P2 technical assistance (information, training, and tools) align with one or more of the program's national emphasis areas (NEAS). Specifically, the project(S) activities will address the following: 1) technical assistance to businesses; 2) provide an on-site emissions assessment and intervention project identification; 3) implement planning process to engage communities, evaluate business feasibility and cost/benefits, and propose initial engineering design ideas; and 4) provide ongoing support to businesses via grant writing support, ad hoc research, and community engagement. The technical assistance (TA) suite has four phases including: (1) facility identification and outreach, (2) on-site emissions assessments and intervention project identification, (3) an extensive implementation planning process, and (4) implementation support. In support of the pollution prevention (P2) national emphasis areas (NEAS), two of our target facilities will be from NEA #1 food and beverage manufacturing and processing, and two from NEA #5: metal manufacturing and fabrication, allowing the grantee to compare between these two sectors when determining best practices and program outcomes.subrecipient:for this project, portland state university will work with sub-recipients neighbors for clean air act (NCA) and columbia corridor association (CCA). NCA will oversee community engagement efforts for implementation planning and implementation support including hosting community events, listening sessions, and direct outreach. NCA will also support business outreach, aid in the emissions assessment selection of priority chemicals, and will act as mediators between businesses and community members during the implementation planning process. The CCA will oversee the outreach plan to disseminate information about the tpcc program and identify four high priority businesses to participate in the TA suite. The CCA will also assist during the implementation planning and support phase by maintaining consistent communication with participating businesses and assisting with problem solving as necessary. Subaward reporting requirements have been included in the programmatic terms and conditions. Outcomes:the technical assistance conducted by the grantee will benefit facilities in portland, oregon. The grantee is expected to submit semi-annual reports on P2 performance measures (outputs and outcomes), progress of the project, and note which facilities will benefit from the technical assistance as well as commitment to follow-up with facilities to find out whether the pollution prevention best practices through technical assistance was adopted and implemented.