This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the california air resources board for the expansion and enhancement of their air monitoring activities

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 provides $1,035,400 in funding to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) under the EPA's CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The grant supports the expansion and enhancement of CARB's air monitoring activities, including purchasing monitoring equipment, training staff, integrating equipment into existing air monitoring stations, analyzing data, and building a mobile audit laboratory. The anticipated deliverables include deploying new air monitoring equipment, upgrading existing monitoring sites and equipment, conducting staff trainings, developing quality assurance documentation, and completing air monitoring performance testing and audits. The expected outcomes include long-term enhancements to air monitoring capabilities, increased awareness of air pollutants of human health concern in real-time and discrete samples, and improved ability to conduct mobile performance evaluations, particularly in disadvantaged communities across California. The award has a start date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 30, 2029.

Specifically, the recipient will enhance their air toxics program and real-time monitoring. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,035,400. Preaward costs are approved back to 10/1/2024. Refer to terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include purchasing monitoring equipment, training staff, integrating equipment into the existing state and local air monitoring stations sites, analyzing data, and building a mobile audit laboratory. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include number of new equipment deployed at existing air monitoring sites, number of existing air monitoring sites and equipment supported and upgraded, number of trainings for air quality monitoring, development of quality assurance/quality control documentation, and completion of air monitoring related performance testing and/or audits. The expected outcomes include long term enhancement of air monitoring capabilities; increased awareness about air pollutants of human health concern in real time and discrete samples in previously unmonitored location, including disadvantaged communities; enhanced air monitoring network operations; and increased ability to conduct mobile performance evaluation audits. The intended beneficiaries include residents in northern, central and southern california.