Provide funding to the BAY area air quality management district to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the prevention and control of…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Bay Area Air Quality Management District $420,278 on April 1, 2026, under CFDA 66.034 (Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act) to conduct ambient air quality monitoring of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and measure progress toward National Ambient Air Quality Standards achievement.

The District will procure monitoring equipment, operate and maintain a network of PM2.5 air monitoring stations, collect and quality-assure samples for analysis, and report data to the Air Quality Systems database. Deliverables include PM2.5 measurements, timely public access to air pollution data, and NAAQS comparisons to inform decision-makers and users regarding PM2.5 in ambient air across the San Francisco Bay Area. The funding includes $54,728 set aside for EPA in-kind services and represents full federal funding with no local cost-share requirement. Pre-award costs are approved back to April 1, 2026. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The period of performance runs through March 31, 2027, with work performed in California.

Description

The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to the BAY area air quality management district 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 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 $420,278.00, which includes $54,728.00 set aside for EPA in-kind services. Pre-award costs are approved back to april 1, 2026. Activities:the activities include procuring necessary monitoring equipment, operating and maintaining a network of PM2.5 air monitoring stations, collecting samples for analysis, collecting quality assured data, and reporting data in the air quality systems (AQS) database. 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 SAN francisco BAY area.