Project Grant 97818701

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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) 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 University of Utah was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708). The grant funding will support a comprehensive initiative to assist businesses in reducing the use of hazardous chemicals, water consumption, and air emissions for a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable environment. In collaboration with the Department of Energy's Intermountain Industrial Assessment Center (IIAC), the project...

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 equipment...