Project Grant 96343101

This federal Project Grant award of $539,500 from the 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 will fund the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The key products and services to be delivered include procuring and installing new air measurement instrumentation, calibrators, and zero air sources...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $8,590,398 Project Grant under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956) to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (Valley Air District) to replace open-hearth fireplaces and old burning devices with new, cleaner-emitting devices throughout the San Joaquin Valley air basin. The goal is to reduce particulate matter (PM 2.5) emissions in this non-attainment area. The expected outcomes include the change-out of...

Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the County of Allegheny $3,167,336 on October 1, 2025, under the Air Pollution Control Program Support formula grant program (CFDA 66.001) to operate and improve the county's air pollution control program through September 30, 2028. The County of Allegheny will identify air toxins, assess atmospheric toxic pollutant effects, and maintain air quality for Allegheny County through activities including analysis and planning for attainment and...

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...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $8 million Project Grant to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (TAGP, CFDA #66.956) to implement activities that will reduce particulate matter emissions in California's San Joaquin Valley air basin. The District will assist in replacing several open-hearth fireplaces and older wood or pellet burning devices with newer and cleaner-emitting appliances from January 2022...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded a $200,945 Project Grant to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) - Air Quality Division under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The grant will fund technical support for monitoring and analysis of criteria and hazardous air pollutants, training for laboratory personnel to increase in-house analysis capacity, and...

This $994,407 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), will fund the design, testing, and deployment of affordable particle filtration systems for evaporative coolers to reduce wildfire smoke exposures among agricultural workers and low-income families in California. The Public Health Institute will lead the effort to design an effective yet inexpensive filter...

This Project Grant award of $371,516, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), supports the Clean Air Council's efforts to enhance residential composting and recycling in the disadvantaged communities of Braddock, Clairton, and Swissvale, Pennsylvania. The project aims to build and support backyard and community composting systems, including conducting outreach campaigns, developing...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Conservation under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (TAGP, CFDA 66.956) to reduce emissions in the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area. Through July 2022 to June 2027, the Department will implement expanded woodstove change-outs and conversions, professional installer training, and emission verification testing. Key deliverables include replacing solid fuel burning...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $202,500 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded project grant is to enhance monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities with environmental...