The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to sacramento air quality management district (smaqmd) for the expansion and enhancement of their air monitoring activities

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 $662,446 in funding to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) to establish a new multipollutant air monitoring station in the North Highlands area of Sacramento, an environmental justice community.

The key activities funded under this award include identifying a property, finalizing a use agreement, procuring a contractor, installing power and constructing a new air monitoring shelter, and installing and operating new equipment to collect data on ozone, PM2.5, and PM10. The anticipated deliverables are the new monitoring station, the purchased and installed equipment, and staff training. The expected outcomes include increased air quality monitoring in disadvantaged communities, improved understanding of air pollution, and informed policymaking to protect public health in the Sacramento region.

Specifically, the recipient will establish a new multipollutant air monitoring station in the north highlands area located in a north sacramento environmental justice community. This monitor will replace the north highlands-blackfoot monitor that operated in this area from 1979 - 2022. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $662,446. See terms and conditions.activities:the activities include: identifying a property for the air monitoring station; finalizing a property use agreement; creating and posting a request for proposal (RFP) for the project; identifying a contractor and executing a contract for the project; installing power at the new site; constructing a new air monitoring shelter; installing and operating air monitoring equipment; and, staff training.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: a new multipollutant monitoring station that measures air pollution in the north highlands area of sacramento; the purchase and installation of new monitoring equipment to support ozone, PM2.5 and PM10 data collection; and, staff training. The expected outcomes include: increased disadvantaged communities monitored for air quality; problem identification; increased understanding of gaseous and particulate matter air pollution; information about air quality in previously unmonitored areas; increased sustainability of ambient air monitoring networks; publicly available air quality monitoring data for communities; and informed policy and decision making by air agencies to protect public health. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of sacramento.