This action approves an award in the amount of $421,870 to the chattanooga-hamilton county air pollution control bureau

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $421,870 to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau. The funding will be used to expand and enhance the agency's air monitoring activities in the Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan area. Key activities include purchasing and deploying additional air monitoring equipment, hiring an air monitoring technician, contracting a quality assurance consultant, and integrating low-cost air sensors into the existing monitoring network. The anticipated deliverables include quarterly reviews of air monitoring data, analysis, and objectives, with the overall goal of replacing aging equipment and ensuring continuous air quality data generation. The intended beneficiaries are the residents of Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) for the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities. Specifically, the recipient will integrate, support, and maintain fence line air monitoring, national air toxics trend stations, and other air toxics and community monitoring.activities:the activities to be performed include the purchase and placement of equipment, as needed; hiring an air monitoring technician; contracting a third party quality assurance consultant to review data and procedures; and the deployment of eight additional low-cost air monitoring sensors into the existing monitoring network.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a quarterly review of air monitoring data, analysis, and objectives. The expected outcomes include replacing equipment capable of air monitoring and data generation without interruption. The intended beneficiaries are residents in and around chattanooga-hamilton county, tennessee.