The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $1,262,446 Project Grant to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDCAPCD) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The grant funding will be used to expand SDCAPCD's ambient air monitoring network with additional multi-pollutant monitoring locations, maintain existing equipment, and support...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded $332,500 to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District through the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) or other National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) pollutants in communities with environmental justice concerns facing disproportionate...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $123,159 Project Grant to the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability (CCDES) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this grant is to conduct and promote research, investigations, and studies related to air pollution control. Specifically, CCDES will use the funding to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $662,488 Project Grant under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department in Arizona. The grant funding will support the expansion and enhancement of the department's air monitoring activities, with a focus on establishing a speciation study at two air monitoring sites in areas with...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $298,114 Project Grant to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to conduct ambient air monitoring and promote air quality monitoring partnerships in communities with environmental and health disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding supports a multifaceted approach to characterize local-scale air quality impacts in East Oakland, California, under the EPA's Surveys, Studies,...
The County of Clark Department of Environment and Sustainability Division received a $189,304 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds the collection of quality-assured particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) concentration data and submission of results to EPA's National Air Quality Database from April 1,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $662,446 in funding to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD). The funding will support SBCAPCD's efforts to collect and analyze particulate matter (PM) samples at multiple locations in the Santa Maria Valley, analyze the data, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. The grant funding will support the establishment of a regional air monitoring network in the Salton Sea Air Basin to screen for toxic metal hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This will leverage Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc.'s...
This $662,488 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides funding to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) to expand and enhance their air quality monitoring activities. The key products and services to be delivered include establishing a new special purpose air monitoring...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 has awarded a $159,242 Project Grant to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this grant is to support VCAPCD in updating their continuous PM2.5 air quality monitoring network, providing real-time data, and conducting public health messaging....