This agreement provides funding to the sacramento metropolitan air quality management district (smaqmd) to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District $126,828 on April 1, 2026, under CFDA 66.034 (Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act) to operate and maintain a fine particulate matter (PM2.5) ambient air monitoring network, collect quality-assured PM2.5 concentration data, upload monitoring results to EPA's Air Quality System database, and attend the National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference. The award covers the period April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and is performed in California. Of the total funding, $54,728 is designated as EPA in-kind services. Pre-award costs are approved back to April 1, 2026. The recipient will measure particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less to track progress toward National Ambient Air Quality Standards achievement and provide air pollution data to the public in a timely manner, with intended beneficiaries including visitors and residents of the Sacramento area. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the sacramento metropolitan air quality management district (smaqmd) 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 measure particulate matter of 2.5 or less (PM2.5) to determine progress toward national ambient air quality standards (naaqs) achievement. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $126,828 of which $54,728 is set aside for EPA in-kind services. Pre-award costs are approved back to 04/01/2026. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include operating and maintaining the PM2.5 air monitoring network, collecting quality assured PM2.5 concentrations, uploading air monitoring data to the EPA's air quality system (AQS) database, and attending the national ambient air monitoring conference. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include measuring PM2.5, providing air pollution data to the public in a timely manner, and conducting PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards (naaqs) comparisons. The expected outcome includes providing accessibility to data decision-makers and users regarding the character and extent of PM2.5 in the ambient air. The intended beneficiaries include visitors and residents of the sacramento area.