The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) has been awarded a $1,011,435 federal Project Grant under the EPA's CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program. This grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, provides funding to VADEQ to expand and enhance air monitoring activities across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The key activities to be performed under this grant include site selection, procurement and installation of new monitoring equipment, data collection and analysis, and ongoing operation and maintenance of air monitoring sites. The anticipated deliverables include establishing new air monitoring areas, deploying a new multi-pollutant monitoring site, upgrading existing monitoring sites and equipment, developing quality assurance documentation, and conducting performance testing and audits. The expected outcomes include increased monitoring of disadvantaged communities, improved public awareness of air quality, and informed policy and decision-making by air quality agencies in Virginia. There are no sub-awards included under this assistance agreement.
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