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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funds will support the development or update of regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metropolitan area. Key activities include developing a GHG inventory, quantifying...
This Cooperative Agreement award from 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 County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (Public Works). The project, titled "Climate Ready Communities (CRC)", will conduct outreach within Los Angeles County and develop a CRC roadmap to build resilience and adaptive capacity for communities vulnerable to climate...
This $499,975 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will support the Canal Alliance, a non-profit organization in Marin County, California, to develop climate resilience plans for the Canal District of San Rafael and Marin City. The primary deliverables of this three-year initiative include: (1) Healthy Community Plans prioritizing climate resilience...
The County of Contra Costa received a $19,076,843 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) on February 1, 2025. The North Richmond Community Resilience Initiative funded under this award will provide a range of services to the North Richmond, CA community, including: Upgrading 40 homes with energy-efficient systems and appliances to improve indoor air quality and reduce energy...
This $499,715 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. 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 support the Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB) in South Carolina to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants of greatest concern in communities with environmental and health disparities. The funding will enable CCRAB to establish a...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $19,999,999 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the San Diego Foundation. The funding will support the development and implementation of green infrastructure, transportation options to prevent air pollution, energy efficient and healthy housing and buildings, workforce development programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, and indoor and outdoor air...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $358,708 Project Grant to Acterra: Action For A Healthy Planet under the EPA's Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the "Building Community Capacity and Climate Resilience in Belle Haven and North Fair Oaks" project, which aims to increase climate resilience in two underserved San Mateo County communities through nature-based solutions. Key activities...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $125,560 project grant under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto to organize 16 San Francisco Bay shoreline cleanup and environmental education events in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City. The project aims to engage 400 residents in cleanup activities at four sites - Cooley Landing, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $339,178.00 to the San Juan Resource Conservation & Development Council and its partner Fort Lewis College to conduct ambient air quality monitoring in Archuleta, La Plata, and San Juan Counties in Colorado. The project aims to enhance monitoring of...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) provides $500,000 in federal funding to Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), a non-profit organization. The project will focus on the San Francisco Bay Midpeninsula region, including East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, and North Fair Oaks, to address air pollution issues that disproportionately impact these frontline communities. Key activities include community-led air quality monitoring, establishing a community task force, public education and outreach, and direct interventions such as distributing air purifiers and masks. CRC will collaborate with three sub-recipients - Nuestra Casa, 'Anamatangi Polynesian Voices, and El Concilio of San Mateo County - to facilitate community engagement and outreach. The project has an award date of January 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of May 1, 2025.