Project Grant 96216600
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,000,000 in funding to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. The project aims to address environmental and health disparities experienced by youth living in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods across Jersey City. Through workshops, hands-on activities, and community engagement, the City of Jersey City and...
- The City of Philadelphia received a $149,000 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 or other national ambient air quality standards pollutants in communities with environmental justice concerns. The purpose of the funding is to replace or upgrade existing filter-based monitors to provide 24/7 real-time reporting of air quality concentrations. Funds may also be used to upgrade other air quality monitoring...
- This $520,512 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund a 3-year effort to establish a community-driven network platform to monitor outdoor and indoor air quality across underserved neighborhoods in New York State. Key activities include deploying 21 air quality monitoring sensors,...
- This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will fund a project for the City of Newark, New Jersey. The award, effective February 1, 2025, supports a workforce development program to train Newark residents in air quality monitoring, green infrastructure, and environmental regulations. The project also involves deploying air quality and temperature...
- This $499,828 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, provides funding to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants in the Marin City, California community. The grant will support the deployment of a network of air quality monitors to collect data on PM2.5, NO2, and black carbon. This will enable the grantee, Marin...
- This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides funding to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct planning activities to improve air quality and reduce pollution in communities near the port in New Jersey and New York. The key activities include analyzing drayage truck movements, conducting community air monitoring, engaging with drayage truck operators and local community members,...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $499,988 Project Grant to Miami-Dade County, Florida under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will support the expansion and strengthening of the "What's Your 305 Air Quality?" community partnership program. Key activities include: Establishing the "What's Your 305 Air Quality?" Miami-Dade...
- This EPA Region 3 Project Grant award for $539,500 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) will fund the City of Philadelphia's Air Management Services (AMS) division to expand and enhance air monitoring activities in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. The key products and services to be delivered include: Establishing a new multipollutant air monitoring station to measure PM2.5, NO2,...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program supports Climate Resilient Communities, a non-profit organization, to address air pollution issues in the San Francisco Bay Midpeninsula region. The core activities include community-led air quality monitoring, establishing a community task force, public education and outreach, and direct interventions such as...
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $398,500 grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department. The funding will be used to enhance air quality monitoring activities, with a focus on improving the monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pollutants in...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $478,958 Project Grant under CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey to conduct ambient air monitoring and engage the community on air quality issues. The key activities include: Monitoring pollutants of concern, such as ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM2.5), over a 3-year period in two environmental justice communities to quantify local air quality levels. The air quality data will be analyzed and shared with citizens to educate them on exposure, health impacts, and potential mitigation strategies. Developing a community health leadership training program to build capacity and empower community members to actively engage in air quality monitoring efforts, identify solutions, and work with local government on policy and programmatic changes to address adverse air quality and its health impacts. The training will be provided by Rutgers University. The project aims to strengthen community-government partnerships, increase access to air quality and health data, and identify effective measures to reduce air pollution exposure in underserved communities. Sub-awardees include Sustainable JC, Greater Neighborhood Alliance, and Rutgers University, who will support the overall coordination, community engagement, and leadership training components of the project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $465.3k | 4/29/24 |