The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation awarded a $2,171,256 Project Grant under the Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program (CFDA 66.044) to Arizona State University to enhance community resilience against wildfire smoke hazards in Arizona. The three-year project engages diverse communities to develop solutions for managing indoor air pollution during wildfires, including: 1) developing interactive training materials in English and...
This $3,000,055 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program will fund the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ). The key products and services to be delivered include:
Purchasing, installing, and operating 5 new multi-pollutant...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) aims to address air pollution inequities in underserved urban, rural, and tribal communities in Utah. The key activities include:
Radon testing, remediation, and mitigation in roughly 300-500 homes and schools to reduce lung cancer risk, particularly for vulnerable school children. This will be led by the Utah...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded a $354,063 Project Grant to the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on July 15, 2023 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 grant is to support the ongoing needs of Utah's air monitoring program through the purchase of 10 new PM2.5 air monitors to replace old...
This $6,530,531 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program provides funding to the University of Utah to execute capacity building, tribal capacity building, training, education, and research and demonstration activities designed to address indoor air quality (IAQ) issues and help reduce greenhouse gas...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded $265,000 to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The purpose of this Project Grant funding is to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other national ambient air quality standards...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program (CFDA 66.044), awarded a $763,500 Project Grant to Oregon State University (OSU) to enhance community wildfire smoke preparedness in Oregon. The grant aims to develop interventions, including tailored toolkits and resources, that can be used by schools, preschools, and daycares to reduce wildfire smoke exposures and increase community resilience. OSU will collaborate...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program (CFDA 66.034) to the County of Salt Lake, UT Housing and Community Development Division. The grant funding will be used to expand an existing demonstration project to install 8 additional air quality monitors on electric buses operated by the Utah Transit Authority. This...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation under CFDA 66.044 - Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program, will fund the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to enhance community wildfire smoke preparedness. Key activities include:
Engaging partners to increase wildfire smoke awareness and create a clean air shelter recognition program in six communities
Developing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $299,979 project grant to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608). The funding will enable UDEQ to enhance its IT and data management capabilities to facilitate electronic collection, reporting, exchange, sharing, and integration of environmental data in the Uinta Basin region. Key deliverables include: 1) Developing an offline mobile inspection...