This agreement provides funding to the ohio environmental protection agency to assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the prevention…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management, operating as the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, $1.048 million 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) to develop, establish, and maintain ambient air quality monitoring programs for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) compliance and control.

Ohio EPA operates and maintains an approved PM2.5 monitoring network, develops an annual monitoring network plan, and uploads data into the Air Quality System. The recipient operates ten continuous PM2.5 monitoring sites and three NCORE sites statewide, providing data to the Chemical Speciation Network. Deliverables include an annual monitoring network plan and PM2.5 concentration data. Expected outcomes include increased knowledge of PM2.5 character and extent in ambient air, reduced PM2.5 concentrations, and compliance with PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the Clean Air Act. Intended beneficiaries are residents of Ohio.

The award runs through March 31, 2028, with place of performance in Ohio. Ohio EPA distributed subawards to local air monitoring agencies across Ohio to operate PM2.5 monitoring sites, perform laboratory analysis, and report collected data. Sub-recipients include Summit County, City of Portsmouth, Lake County General Health District, City of Toledo, Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County, City of Cleveland, and City of Canton. Subaward dates range from April 27, 2026, through July 13, 2026.

This agreement provides funding to the ohio environmental protection agency 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. Specifically, the recipient will operate and maintain the approved monitoring network, develop an annual monitoring network plan, and upload data into the air quality system. Activities:the activities include the continuous operation of ten PM2.5 monitoring sites as specified in their annual network plan. Ohio EPA also operates three ncore sites across the state and will provide data to the chemical speciation network.subrecipient:subawards will operate PM2.5 monitoring sites, perform laboratory analysis, and report out on collected data. All subawards are to local air monitoring agencies across the state of ohio.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include an annual monitoring network plan and the generation of PM2.5 concentrations data. The expected outcomes include an increase in knowledge regarding the character and extent of PM2.5 in ambient air, reduced PM2.5 concentrations, and compliance with the PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards as set forth in the clean air act. The intended beneficiaries include residents of the state of ohio