The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to SAN joaquin valley unified air pollution control district (sjvuapcd) to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of…

The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to SAN joaquin valley unified air pollution control district (sjvuapcd) to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the prevention and control of air pollution or implementation of national primary and secondary air quality standards. This grant is provided to conduct ambient air quality monitoring of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Specifically, the recipient will continue to operate and maintain PM2.5 federal equivalent method (FEM) samplers at designated sites, collect quality assured data, and report information into the air quality systems (AQS) database. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $140,000.00. Pre-award costs are approved back to 4/1/25. Activities:the activities include collection of quality assured data, air quality monitoring of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), operation and maintenance of FEM samplers at designated sites, and quarterly submission of data into the AQS database. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include entering quality assured data into AQS, reporting on system audit findings, reporting on samples analyzed, and submitting quality assurance project plans. The expected outcomes include quality assured data used to make decisions and implement emission controls or other activities to reduce air pollution. Additional outcomes include continuous operation and maintenance of FEM samplers and providing the public with reliable air quality data. The intended beneficiaries include residents in SAN joaquin county and the general public.