This agreement provides funding to the michigan department of environment, great lakes, and energy to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $858,798 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on April 1, 2026, under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034).

The recipient will collect quality-assured data on ambient air concentrations of PM2.5, including chemical composition and precursors, and submit results to the U.S. EPA's National Air Quality Database. The data supports three uses: providing air pollution information to the general public in a timely manner, comparing ambient PM2.5 concentrations to national air quality standards, and developing and tracking state implementation plans. The monitoring network combines siting and instrumentation strategies to address these objectives.

The award runs through March 31, 2028, with place of performance in Michigan. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement. The short-term outcome is increased knowledge of PM2.5 character and extent in ambient air; the long-term outcome, through eventual development and execution of Michigan's implementation plan, is reduced PM2.5 concentrations and compliance with PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. Direct beneficiaries are Michigan residents.

This agreement provides funding to the michigan department of environment, great lakes, and energy 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. The primary objective of this project is to collect quality assured data on ambient air concentrations of PM2.5 as well as chemical composition and precursors. Data will be used for: (1) providing air pollution data to the general public in a timely manner, (2) PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards comparisons, and (3) development and tracking of implementation plans. The PM2.5 monitoring network design addresses these program objectives through a combination of siting and instrumentation strategies. Activities:the recipient will collect quality assured PM2.5 concentrations and submit results to U.S. EPA's national air quality database. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated short-term outcome for this project is an increase in the knowledge regarding the character and extent of PM2.5 in the ambient air. The long-term outcome through the eventual development and execution of the state's implementation plan, is reduced PM2.5 concentrations and compliance with the PM2.5 naaqs as set forth in the clean air act. The direct beneficiaries of these activities are residents of michigan.