Air Pollution Control Program Support

 

The objectives of the 105 program are to assist state, tribal, municipal, intermunicipal, and interstate air pollution control agencies in planning, developing, establishing, improving, and maintaining adequate programs for the continuing prevention and control of air pollution, and/or in the implementation of national primary and secondary air quality standards. The continuing activities funded under Section 105 include: analysis and planning for attainment and maintenance of NAAQS; emission reduction measures; development and operation of air quality monitoring networks, and other air program activities. Specific expectations and deliverables are established through negotiations in grant agreements between regions and air pollution control agencies. OAR encourages air pollution control agencies to engage EPA on activities where there may be opportunities for flexibility. The Office of Air and Radiation's National Program Guidance identifies key priorities and activities expected to be undertaken by EPA Headquarters and Regional offices and implementing air agencies in national areas of focus. OARs current NP Guidance can be found at https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/national-program-guidances. The monitoring guidance outlines monitoring priorities, quality assurance programs, and funding projections. The monitoring appendix may be accessed at https://www.epa.gov/amtic/national-program-manager-npm-guidance-monitoring-appendix.

Active 66.001 Environmental Protection Agency A - Formula Grants; B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 Not available Annual emissions estimates are used as one indicator of the effectiveness of our programs. Between 1970 and 2016, gross domestic product increased 253 percent, vehicle miles traveled increased 190 percent, energy consumption increased 44 percent, and U.S. population grew by 58 percent. During the same time period, total emissions of the six principal air pollutants dropped by 73 percent. Each year EPA tracks the levels of these pollutants in the air and how much of each pollutant (or the pollutants that form them) is emitted from various pollution sources. The agency looks at these numbers year after year to see how the pollutants have changed over time. EPA posts the results of our analyses at www.epa.gov/airtrends.
Fiscal Year 2017 Projects are underway, the program accomplishments will be available when reporting is completed. See current results at www.epa.gov/airtrends. Annual emissions estimates are used as one indicator of the effectiveness of our programs. Between 1980 and 2014, gross domestic product increased 147 percent, vehicle miles traveled increased 97 percent, energy consumption increased 26 percent, and U.S. population grew by 41 percent. During the same time period, total emissions of the six principal air pollutants dropped by 63 percent. Between 1980 and 2013, CO2 emissions increased by 17 percent. Each year EPA tracks the levels of these pollutants in the air and how much of each pollutant (or the pollutants that form them) is emitted from various pollution sources. The agency looks at these numbers year after year to see how the pollutants have changed over time.
Fiscal Year 2018 2019 Grants are awarded annually to air pollution control agencies to implement their air pollution control program. Information regarding recent accomplishments is available at www.epa.gov/airtrends
Fiscal Year 2019 Grants are awarded annually to air pollution control agencies to implement their air pollution control program. Information regarding recent accomplishments is available at www.epa.gov/airtrends.
Fiscal Year 2022 Grants are awarded annually to air pollution control agencies to implement their air pollution control program. Information regarding recent accomplishments is available at www.epa.gov/airtrends. Clean Air Act, Section 105, Public Law 101-549
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 102(2)(I) Municipal, Intermunicipal, State, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or Interstate or Intertribal with legal responsibility for appropriate air pollution planning, development, establishment, implementation, and maintenance of Clean Air Act air pollution control activities, including management of grant support for those activities, provided such organization furnishes funds for the current year that are equal to or in excess of its recurrent expenditures for the previous year for its approved section 105 air pollution control program. The determination of expenditures is subject to decisions based on provisions of the Clean Air Act and applicable grant regulations. This program is available to each state, territory and possession of the U.S., including the District of Columbia. Municipalities (local governments), Intermunicipalities, States, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, and Interstate and Intertribal agencies. The application must supply evidence of legal authority for air pollution control including responsibility for carrying out the implementation plan requirements under ?110 of the Clean Air Act; evidence of the availability of nonfederal matching funds; assurance that federal funds do not supplant available recipient funds; evidence that the Governor or his designated state agency has been given the opportunity to comment on the relationship of the program to be funded to the state plan; and a workable program officially adopted for the agency. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs" only when proposed Federal financial assistance involves infrastructure planning. EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to review their application following notification by EPA that the application has been selected for funding as provided by 40 CFR 29.8(a) and (c). Discussion with the applicable EPA Regional Office is advised for air program grant applications. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through Grants.gov. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. For non-competitive awards made under this assistance listing, EPA will conduct an administrative evaluation to determine the adequacy of the application in relation to grant regulations and to technical and program evaluation to determine the merit and relevance of the project. The Agency will then advise the applicant if funding is being considered. A final work plan will then be negotiated with the applicant. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Approximately 90 days. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be found at: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures. Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable. Not applicable. The criteria for awarding air pollution control program assistance grants are provided in Section 105 of the Clean Air Act. Additional criteria for state and local air pollution control agencies are available in 40 CFR 35.140 through 148. Some of the criteria considered for award to state and local agencies include the following: 1) No grant may be awarded unless the program contained in the grant application meets the requirements of 40 CFR 35.140 (program purposes and associated regulations) and has been approved by the Regional Administrator. 40 CFR 35.104 and 35.107 describe what an agency needs to do to prepare an adequate application. This usually includes the use of annual program technical and grant guidance from EPA and is generally done in consultation with the EPA Regional Office. 2) No grant may be awarded until the Regional Administrator has consulted with the official designated by the Governor(s) of the state(s) affected by such award pursuant to Section 105(b) of the Clean Air Act. Such consultation should consider the role of the applicant in the enforcement of any applicable implementation plan and confirm that the applicant's program will be generally compatible with the objectives of the applicable implementation plan. 3) No grant may be awarded unless the Regional Administrator has determined that the agency has adequate air pollution control authority and necessary regulations to implement such authority. The requirements for awarding Section 105 grants to tribal air pollution control agencies are described in 40 CFR 35.570 through 578. Grant funds may be used for costs specifically incurred in the conduct of a state/local/tribal air pollution control program in accordance with the purposes enumerated in the approved application. These include personnel costs, supplies, equipment, personnel training, travel, and other necessary expenditures during the approved project period. Funds may not be used for construction of facilities, nor for expenses incurred other than during each approved award period. Grant funds may not be used to subsidize the costs of Title V operating permit programs or to supplant otherwise available recipient resources. Performance Reports: Grantees are required to perform performance monitoring in accordance with Agency policy and requirements stated in the Uniform Grants Guidance 2 CFR 200 and 1500 Subpart E. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements records. Recipients must maintain all records until 3 years from the date of submission of final expenditure reports as required by 2 CFR 200.334. If questions, such as those raised because of audits remain following the 3-year period, recipients must retain records until the matter is completely resolved. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 40%. The Clean Air Act does not prescribe a specific statutory funding formula but does direct that the factors of population, the extent and severity of the air pollution problem, and financial need, be considered in the allocation of available resources by the Agency. State, interstate, and local programs may receive up to 60% federal funding for the total approved program costs. The non-tribal grantee must contribute a minimum of 40% as well as meet a maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement. The amount of federal share of grant costs should be determined by reference to the criteria set forth in Section 105 of the Clean Air Act and in 40 CFR 35.145, 40 CFR 35.146, and 40 CFR 147. Not more than 10% of the total of funds appropriated for Section 105 grants shall be granted for air pollution control programs in any one state. Not less than one-half of one % of the annual appropriations are to be made available to a state for application. EPA can award less than the 0.5% level if the level of funding is not justified in the work plan. For Indian tribes establishing eligibility pursuant to Section 35.573, the Regional Administrator may provide financial assistance in an amount up to 95% of the approved costs of planning, developing, establishing, or improving an air pollution control program, and up to 95% of the approved costs of maintaining that program. After 2 years from the date of each tribe's initial grant award, the Regional Administrator will reduce the maximum federal share to 90%, as long as the Regional Administrator determines that the tribe meets certain economic indicators that would provide an objective assessment of the tribe's ability to increase its share.

This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Additional Information: This program does have a maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement which requires that a recipient's recurring expenditures must meet or exceed the level of the prior year's recurring expenditures. The terms of the grant shall be determined at time of award. Assistance agreements may be fully funded by a lump sum or funded incrementally (quarterly). None/Not specified. Juan Santiago
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation,
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive (MCC404-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 US
santiago.juan@epa.gov
Phone: 919-541-1084 https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-air-and-radiation-oar 68-0103-0-1-304 (Formula Grants) FY 22$174,073,748.00; FY 23 est $190,640,911.00; FY 24 est $302,498,000.00; FY 21$169,702,985.00; FY 20$169,108,000.00; FY 19$163,507,000.00; FY 18 est $228,219,000.00; FY 17$228,219,000.00; FY 16$228,219,000.00; - From approximately $50,000 to $6,500,000 per recipient; average approximately $1,400,000 2 CFR 200 and 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards); 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs); 40 CFR Part 35 SubPart A (Environmental Program Grants) or SubPart B (Environmental Program Grants for Tribes. Fiscal Year 2016 Not available Continuing program grants are provided to State, Local and Tribal air pollution control agencies for the purpose of operating programs that plan and implement activities to achieve ambient air quality standards. These programs cover: planning for attainment of updated national air quality standards including fine particulates and ozone; state implementation plan development; ambient monitoring; emission inventories; air and emissions modeling; source permitting; certain compliance and enforcement activities related to mobile and non-Title V stationary and area sources; public outreach and education activities; development and implementation of air quality regulations; implementation of market-based, early action compacts and other innovative air pollution reduction or prevention strategies; technical training; risk and data analyses; information management; and program evaluation, progress reporting and other program operation and maintenance activities.
Fiscal Year 2017 Continuing program grants are provided to State, Local and Tribal air pollution control agencies for the purpose of operating programs that plan and implement activities to achieve ambient air quality standards. These programs cover: planning for attainment of updated national air quality standards including fine particulates and ozone; state implementation plan development; ambient monitoring; emission inventories; air and emissions modeling; source permitting; certain compliance and enforcement activities related to mobile and non-Title V stationary and area sources; public outreach and education activities; development and implementation of air quality regulations; implementation of market-based, early action compacts and other innovative air pollution reduction or prevention strategies; technical training; risk and data analyses; information management; and program evaluation, progress reporting and other program operation and maintenance activities.
Fiscal Year 2018 Continuing program grants are provided to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies for the purpose of operating programs that plan and implement activities to achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These programs cover: planning for attainment of updated NAAQS including fine particulates and ozone; state implementation plan development; ambient monitoring; emission inventories; air and emissions modeling; source permitting; certain compliance and enforcement activities related to mobile and non-Title V stationary and area sources; public outreach and education activities; development and implementation of air quality regulations; implementation of market-based, early action compacts and other innovative air pollution reduction or prevention strategies; technical training; risk and data analyses; information management; and program evaluation, progress reporting and other program operation and maintenance activities
Fiscal Year 2019 Continuing program grants are provided to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies for the purpose of operating programs that plan and implement activities to achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These programs cover: planning for attainment of updated NAAQS including fine particulates and ozone; state implementation plan development; ambient monitoring; emission inventories; air and emissions modeling; source permitting; certain compliance and enforcement activities related to mobile and non-Title V stationary and area sources; public outreach and education activities; development and implementation of air quality regulations; implementation of market-based, early action compacts and other innovative air pollution reduction or prevention strategies; technical training; risk and data analyses; information management; and program evaluation, progress reporting and other program operation and maintenance activities.
Fiscal Year 2023 Continuing program grants are provided to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies for the purpose of operating programs that plan and implement activities to achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These programs cover: planning for attainment of updated NAAQS including fine particulates and ozone; state implementation plan development; ambient monitoring; emission inventories; air and emissions modeling; source permitting; certain compliance and enforcement activities related to mobile and non-Title V stationary and area sources; public outreach and education activities; development and implementation of air quality regulations; implementation of market-based, early action compacts and other innovative air pollution reduction or prevention strategies; technical training; risk and data analyses; information management; and program evaluation, progress reporting and other program operation and maintenance activities.