Chattanooga - Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau

Chattanooga - Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau is a local government entity registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2011, serving Hamilton County, Tennessee. As a U.S. local government agency, the bureau specializes in environmental monitoring and air quality management, focusing on protecting public health through comprehensive air pollution control and monitoring activities. The organization is primarily engaged with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), specifically EPA Region 4, and operates with a mission to maintain and improve air quality standards in the Chattanooga metropolitan area.

The bureau has consistently received federal grant awards from the EPA to support air quality monitoring and pollution control initiatives. These grants, totaling approximately $616,448 across four recent awards, fund critical activities such as expanding air monitoring networks, purchasing and deploying monitoring equipment, conducting air quality data analysis, and implementing air pollution control programs. Specific project scopes have included purchasing low-cost air monitoring sensors, hiring air monitoring technicians, conducting air toxics and community monitoring, developing stationary and mobile source regulations, and performing emissions inventories. The grants cover various EPA programs including the Air Pollution Control Program Support, Surveys and Studies Relating to the Clean Air Act, and initiatives supported by the Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan. Each grant targets specific objectives such as maintaining national ambient air quality standards, reducing exposure to criteria and hazardous air pollutants, and addressing environmental justice concerns in communities with disproportionate pollution exposure.