Project Grant 95820612
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under its Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Salt Lake City Corporation to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the Salt Lake City-Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grant activities will be led by a collaborative multi-jurisdiction effort called the Greater Salt Lake Area Clean Energy and Air Roadmap (CLEAR), which will engage with air pollution...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program awarded $854,609 to the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) to enhance community resilience against wildfire smoke hazards. The key activities under this 3-year Project Grant include: Deploying low-cost PM2.5 and CO2 sensors at public schools to monitor indoor and outdoor air quality Developing air quality systems that integrate data with wildfire smoke forecasts...
- 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 $74,744,454 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program provides funding to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The key activities include: Incentive programs to replace approximately 1,370 light-duty vehicles, deploy 400 electric commercial/government fleet...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $6,530,531 in funding to the University of Utah to execute capacity building, training, education, and research and demonstration activities. The goal is to address indoor air quality (IAQ) issues and help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at...
- This $3,000,055 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund the Utah Department of Environmental Quality's (UDEQ) efforts to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. Key deliverables include purchasing, installing, and operating five new multi-pollutant air monitoring stations, supporting...
- This $954,687 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) will fund the Salt Lake City Corporation's efforts to enhance residential and community recycling programs in Salt Lake City, Utah. The grant will enable the Salt Lake City Corporation to engage low-income and disadvantaged community members through a communication campaign, recycling ambassador program, and collection...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded a $499,208 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 State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality. The grant funding will be used by the Utah Division of Air Quality to conduct enhanced volatile organic compound (VOC) monitoring in underserved communities along the Northern Wasatch...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $124,406,500 Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) grant to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) to improve air quality and reduce pollution at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal. The funding will support the deployment of zero-emission equipment and infrastructure, including the purchase and deployment of 87 zero-emission trucks, 2 zero-emission switcher locomotives, 54 pieces of zero-emission cargo handling equipment,...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,398,790 Project Grant under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) to the Utah Inland Port Authority. The purpose of this 3-year award is to fund emissions inventory and accounting exercises, analyze emissions-reduction strategies, engage with port stakeholders, and conduct a zero-emissions feasibility assessment for the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal. Key deliverables include a baseline emissions inventory, a diesel emissions...
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING UNDER SECTION 103 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO UTAH CLEAN ENERGY TO BUILD RESILIENCY AND ADDRESSES INDOOR/OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION CHALLENGES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BURDENED SALT LAKE CITY & RSQUOANDS WESTSIDE COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ENGAGING SALT LAKE CITY & RSQUOANDS WESTSIDE COMMUNITIES IN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO: 1) BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATIONAND 2) DEVELOP A COMMUNITY VISION OF WHAT ASPECTS OF ELECTRIFICATION ARE MOST IMPORTANTAND 3) IDENTIFY THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS THAT THE COMMUNITIES WILL FACEAND 4) BRING STAKEHOLDERS (SUCH AS THE ELECTRIC UTILITY, SALT LAKE CITY, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS) INTO LISTENING SESSIONS SO THEY DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND GOALSAND AND 5) CO-DEVELOP STRATEGIES BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT, UTILITY, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES ARE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED INTO PLANNING. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE INCREASED CLIMATE RESILIENCY IN WESTSIDE COMMUNITIESAND LONG-TERM REDUCTIONS IN INDOOR/OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY POLLUTANTS (PM2.5, CO, NO2)AND IMPROVED HEALTH OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IMPROVED COMFORT OF HOMES FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATEAND AND INCREASED COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO ACCESS RESOURCES AND PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE UTILITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE RESIDENTS OF WESTSIDE COMMUNITIES IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT, WHO ARE PREDOMINANTLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOW INCOME, AND LINGUISTICALLY ISOLATED FACING INCREASED LEVELS OF EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION. THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE SUBAWARD AGREEMENTS TO ITS PARTNERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX A OF EPA & RSQUOANDS SUBAWARD POLICY. THE SUB-AWARDEES WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL INSIGHT AND SERVE AS COMMUNITY CONVENORS HOSTING EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND LISTENING SESSIONS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/21/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 3/23/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/11/22 | ||
| Not listed | $200.0k | 1/7/22 |