This agreement provides funding to south coast air quality management district (SCAQMD) to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) $819,770 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) on April 1, 2026, for operation, maintenance, and quality assurance of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) ambient air quality monitoring in California.

SCAQMD will operate and maintain a PM2.5 monitoring network including multiple Federal Reference Method monitoring stations, collect air quality data, upgrade equipment at existing monitoring sites, notify EPA of any revision to local air monitoring networks, and perform system audits. Deliverables include entry of quality-assured data into the Air Quality System database, procurement and installation of air monitoring equipment consistent with EPA requirements, system audit reports, analysis reports, and submission of Quality Assurance Project Plans. The monitoring data will support EPA and state decisions on emission controls and pollution reduction measures and provide reliable air quality information to the public and residents of the South Coast Air Basin.

The award runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with pre-award costs approved retroactively to April 1, 2026. Of the total $819,770 obligated, $136,820 is set aside for EPA in-kind support. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

This agreement provides funding to south coast air quality management district (SCAQMD) to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the prevention and control of air pollution and 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 operation and maintenance of PM2.5 monitors, notify EPA of any revision of local air monitoring; and perform system audits. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $819,770, of which $136,820 is set aside for EPA in-kind support. Preaward costs are approved back to 4/1/2026. Refer to terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include operating and maintaining a particulate matter monitoring network, operating several PM 2.5 FRM monitoring stations, collecting air quality data, and upgrading equipment at the existing monitoring sites. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include entering quality assured data into AQS, initiating procurement request for air monitoring equipment, equipment installation consistent with EPA requirements, 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 providing the public with reliable air quality data. The intended beneficiaries include residents in the south coast air basin and the general public.