Project Grant R44ES020630

This federal Project Grant award of $306,341 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), is supporting the development of a high-throughput, automated air sample analysis platform (ASAP) by Access Sensor Technologies LLC, a small business located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The ASAP system is designed to enable large-scale characterization of the "air exposome" by automating the analysis of hundreds of air...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District a $143,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034). The grant will fund the purchase and installation of continuous particulate matter 2.5 monitors to replace existing filter-based monitors in environmental justice and underserved communities...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $331,500 Project Grant to the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability (CCDES) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this grant is to advance CCDES's monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) pollutants in...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment a $445,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant will fund upgrading 12 air quality monitors, 6 monitor shelters, and associated data logging and meteorological equipment to enhance particulate matter 2.5 monitoring in communities near Denver,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $590,000 Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will be used to enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities facing disproportionate exposure and health risks....

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program, is providing $305,260 to Access Sensor Technologies LLC to commercialize the AIRPEN - a wearable device for rapidly characterizing exposures to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during disaster events. The key products and services to be delivered include: Collaborating with disaster response researchers...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection $293,000 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) on August 1, 2022 for a project ending July 31, 2024. The funding will be used to replace existing filter-based particulate matter 2.5 monitors with continuous PM2.5 monitors to provide real-time air quality data collection and...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) to deploy, integrate, support, and maintain fence line air monitoring and screening equipment, as well as replace aged air monitoring instrumentation. The $662,488 award will...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Oxnard Harbor District (dba Port of Hueneme) 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. The purpose of this grant is to conduct ambient air quality monitoring of pollutants in communities with environmental and health disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy a $369,344 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will support enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities facing disproportionate exposure and health...