This agreement provides funding to the lone pine paiute tribe (lppt) to assist with building the tribe's capacity to assess air quality conditions and to develop strategies to address air quality…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $134,060 to the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation under CFDA 66.038 (Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act) for a one-year project period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports the tribe's air quality monitoring and program development initiatives. Key deliverables include operation and maintenance of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) monitoring equipment, collection of quality-assured ambient air data uploaded to EPA's National Air Quality Database, updated Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), and quarterly progress reports submitted to EPA. The project also encompasses community information dissemination, participation in regional and national air quality improvement initiatives, and staff training activities resulting in training certificates.

The anticipated outcomes focus on expanding community awareness of air quality issues and establishing programs to achieve and maintain compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) while addressing immediate and emerging public health threats from air pollution. Primary beneficiaries include residents of the Lone Pine Paiute Tribe Reservation and the general public through reduced exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the lone pine paiute tribe (lppt) to assist with building the tribe's capacity to assess air quality conditions and to develop strategies to address air quality issues. Specifically lppt will continue strategic planning and evaluation, monitoring air emissions, rulemaking, and other program activities. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $134,060. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include operating and maintaining a PM2.5 and 10 monitor, collecting quality assured ambient air data, updating quality assurance project plans (qapps), providing infromation to the community, attending and participating in regional and national initiatives to improve air quality, and submitting quarterly reports with data to EPA.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include quality assured data upload to EPA's national air quality database, an updated qapp, quarterly progress reports, and training certificates. The expected outcomes include a broadened awareness of air quality issues and establishing programs to address the attainment and maintenence of national ambient air quality standards (naqqs) as well as immediate and emerging threats to public health and welfare from pollution. Intended beneficieries include lone pine paiute tribe reservation residents and the general public who will have decreased exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants.