This $234,328 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, supports the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet's efforts to collect and analyze data on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution under the Inflation Reduction Act. The primary objectives are to provide real-time air quality data to the public, determine compliance with air quality standards, and support research studies on the causes, effects, and mitigation of air pollution. Key...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $480,003 Project Grant under CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to expand and enhance the state's air monitoring network. The grant funding will be used to replace aging air quality monitoring equipment, invest in new data management software, and provide staff training to automate...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $176,647 Project Grant to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) under the Federal Assistance Listing 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The purpose of this 3-year grant is to improve air quality monitoring capabilities for the state of Kansas. The grant will fund the purchase of PM2.5 monitoring equipment, communications...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $398,104 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this 3-year award is to enhance and assure continuous air quality monitoring activities in Maryland, including monitoring of particulate matter (PM2.5), air toxics, and other National Ambient Air...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $662,488 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 Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD). The funding, which has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will support the expansion and enhancement of MBUAPCD's air monitoring activities. Key...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $452,698 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The purpose of this grant is to fund the expansion and enhancement of MDEQ's air monitoring activities. Key activities include reviewing EPA equipment proposals, consulting with the EPA on changes and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $559,950 Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The grant funding will enable LDEQ to enhance their current air monitoring capabilities by upgrading ozone monitoring station equipment, replacing analyzers for criteria pollutants like hydrogen...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA program "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" provides $1,210,708 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in California. The funding will be used to purchase monitoring equipment, including two 30-foot air monitoring shelters, three gas diluters, and two FLIR cameras. This...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to enhance its air monitoring capabilities. Specifically, the $674,855 grant will enable WVDEP to purchase multi-flow calibrators, ozone monitors, and sulfur dioxide monitors to maintain and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a $574,573 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 will enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other national ambient air quality standard pollutant monitoring in environmental justice communities facing disproportionate exposure and health risks associated...