Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act

 

The objectives of this assistance listing are to fund surveys, research, investigations, demonstrations, and special purpose activities related to the causes, effects (including health and welfare effects), extent, prevention, and control of air pollution. This listing funds a variety of activities authorized by Section 103 of the Clean Air Act. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2023: (1) Global Green Freight Supply Chain Demonstration program provides technical support, management and oversight in implementing outreach, analysis and capacity building for international green freight programs. (2) National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) Monitoring. Funds for the NATTS support network operation and maintenance as well as quality assurance, equipment and sample shipping and handling, and data handling. (3) Fine Particle (PM2.5) Monitoring. The PM2.5 monitoring network is used for comparison to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) public reporting of the Air Quality Index; and to characterize the chemical composition that makes up fine particulate matter. (4) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). State and local asthma program capacity building to secure sustainable financing for home-based environmental interventions for low income and minority communities; education and outreach to the public, and technical assistance to states and tribes, to foster radon testing and mitigation in homes and schools; technical support to state IAQ programs, and communities, to foster adoption and spread of IAQ risk reduction policies and programs for residential and commercial (schools) buildings, with a focus on low income communities; support to the household energy sector to promote the adoption of clean cooking and heating technologies and implementation of cookstove design and performance standards.

Active 66.034 Environmental Protection Agency B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 Indoor Air/Radon: Produced effective outreach strategies to educate key audiences about indoor air pollutants and their associated health risks, convincing them to adopt effective mitigation and control strategies. These outreach strategies focused on several critical aspects of indoor air quality that pose significant risks to public health, and in particular, to children and to other disproportionately impacted segments of society. These include: reducing the exposure of children and others with asthma to indoor triggers that worsen their condition; promoting the adoption of operation and maintenance practices in schools throughout the nation to reduce the harmful effects of poor indoor air quality on the health of students and staff; promoting voluntary radon testing by homeowners to identify elevated levels and fix them when they are found, as well as working with homebuilders to incorporate radon resistant construction features into new homes; and encouraging adult smokers to protect their children from the adverse health effects of environmental exposure to secondhand smoke by making a conscious decision to smoke outside and keep their homes and cars smokefree Climate Change Division: The USEPA's Global Methane Initiative Grants program provides cooperative agreements to recipients around the globe to build capacity and promote international capture and use of methane. The grants have become an integral and important capacity building instrument of the Global Methane Initiative, a public-private partnership (of more than 33 partner governments) that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by promoting the cost-effective, near-term recovery and use of methane, a GHG that is more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane capture and use projects supported by the partnership through grants and other means are currently reducing emissions by more than 27.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ~ annually equivalent to the annual emissions from 5 million passenger vehicles. The USEPA's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Grants program will help facilities that participate in voluntary, state-based and federal GHG reporting programs better understand the requirements of voluntary and state GHG reporting programs in comparison to the federal rule; and identify options for how data collected through state and federal reporting requirements may be used to inform state GHG programs and facility-level efforts to identify emissions-reduction opportunities. CPPD: Continued to reduce GHG and improved air quality through collaborative efforts with stakeholders (1)Indoor Air/Radon: Produced effective outreach strategies to educate key audiences about indoor air pollutants and their associated health risks, convincing them to adopt effective mitigation and control strategies. These outreach strategies focused on several critical aspects of indoor air quality that pose significant risks to public health, and in particular, to children and to other disproportionately impacted segments of society. These include: reducing the exposure of children and others with asthma to indoor triggers that worsen their condition; promoting the adoption of operation and maintenance practices in schools throughout the nation to reduce the harmful effects of poor indoor air quality on the health of students and staff; promoting voluntary radon testing by homeowners to identify elevated levels and fix them when they are found, as well as working with homebuilders to incorporate radon resistant construction features into new homes; and encouraging adult smokers to protect their children from the adverse health effects of environmental exposure to secondhand smoke by making a conscious decision to smoke outside and keep their homes and cars smokefree (2)Climate Change Division: The USEPA's Global Methane Initiative Grants program provides cooperative agreements to recipients around the globe to build capacity and promote international capture and use of methane. The grants have become an integral and important capacity building instrument of the Global Methane Initiative, a public-private partnership (of more than 33 partner governments) that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by promoting the cost-effective, near-term recovery and use of methane, a GHG that is more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane capture and use projects supported by the partnership through grants and other means are currently reducing emissions by more than 27.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ~ annually equivalent to the annual emissions from 5 million passenger vehicles. The USEPA's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Grants program will help facilities that participate in voluntary, state-based and federal GHG reporting programs better understand the requirements of voluntary and state GHG reporting programs in comparison to the federal rule; and identify options for how data collected through state and federal reporting requirements may be used to inform state GHG programs and facility-level efforts to identify emissions-reduction opportunities. (3) Climate Partnership Protection: Continued to reduce GHG and improved air quality through collaborative efforts with stakeholders. (4)Mobile Sources: Awarded funds for the continued operation and maintenance of the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information Exchange, an online repository of OBD information for State inspection and maintenance programs, the automotive industry, and the general public.
Fiscal Year 2017 (1) Technical assistance to 8 school-based health centers (training to 100 staff) to implement interventions to reduce indoor asthma triggers; technical assistance to 16 tribal communities to build capacity to address asthma; technical training for 564 community-based asthma programs; 12,000 radon hotline calls; 80,000 unique visitors to radon website. (2) Climate Change Division: CCD’s grants helped build the capacity of tribes to address the health impacts of climate change. In addition, EPA’s “Integrated Assessment of Greenhouse Gases” helped advance the science and understanding needed to provide technical, analytical, and scientific support for the regulatory action consistent with Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth dated March 28, 2017. (3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS.
Fiscal Year 2018 In 2017: (1) Technical assistance to 8 school-based health centers (training to 100 staff) to implement interventions to reduce indoor asthma triggers; technical assistance to 16 tribal communities to build capacity to address asthma; technical training for 564 community-based asthma programs; 12,000 radon hotline calls; 80,000 unique visitors to radon website. (2) Climate Change Division (CCD)’s grants helped build the capacity of tribes to address the health impacts of climate change. In addition, EPA’s “Integrated Assessment of Greenhouse Gases” helped advance the science and understanding needed to provide technical, analytical, and scientific support for the regulatory action consistent with Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth dated March 28, 2017. (3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. In 2018: (1) Technical assistance to 31 state IAQ programs; technical training to 20 state asthma programs; technical assistance to 5 asthma programs to develop their business case for sustainable financing; 15,000 radon hotline calls; 160,000 unique visitors to radon website. 2019 data will be available in November. (2) Climate Protection Partnerships Division (CPPD)'s programs helped American families and businesses save energy and money while also protecting the environment by helping reduce air emissions. (3) Climate Change Division (CCD)'s grants helped to advance the science and understanding needed to provide technical, analytical, and scientific support for the regulatory action consistent with Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth dated March 28, 2017. (4) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. (5) Community Scale Air Toxics Grants: EPA awarded five grants to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct additional air toxics monitoring to better characterize local area air toxics issues and develop and enhance analytical tools used in the review of air toxics data.
Fiscal Year 2019 Climate Protection Partnerships Division(CPPD) funded research studies that helped identify best practices and approaches that inform the design and implementation of future energy efficiency (EE) programs. These programs help not only save consumers and businesses money but provide a no-regrets source of cost-effective, voluntary emissions reductions.
Fiscal Year 2020 (1) 83 grants to air pollution control agencies to monitor fine particulate matter. (2) Indoor air quality funding for 5 grants for radon reduction and capacity building, improve indoor air quality, national technical assistance, and increase radon testing throughout the country. (3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. (4) Community Scale Air Toxics Grants: EPA awarded 11 grants to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct additional air toxics monitoring to better characterize local area air toxics issues and also develop and enhance analytical tools used in the review of air toxics data.
Fiscal Year 2021 Accomplishments in FY2021 included: 1)Indoor air quality funding for 5 grants for radon reduction and capacity building, to improve indoor air quality, national technical assistance, and increase radon testing throughout the country. 2) 83 grants awarded to air pollution control agencies to monitor fine particulate matter. 3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated PM2.5 monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the PM2.5 NAAQS. 4) Climate Protection Partnerships Division(CPPD) funded research studies that helped identify best practices and approaches that inform the design and implementation of future energy efficiency (EE) programs. These programs help not only save consumers and businesses money but provide a no-regrets source of cost-effective, voluntary emissions reductions. 5) EPA awarded 11 Community Scale Air Toxics Grants to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct additional air toxics monitoring to better characterize local area air toxics issues and also develop and enhance analytical tools used in the review of air toxics data. 6) Multijurisdiction organizations hosted committee meetings, shared best practices and additional information among member agencies and to the public on air toxics, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, State Implementation Plans, emissions, and other information to improve air quality throughout the nation.
Fiscal Year 2023 Approximately 90 air pollution control agencies received PM2.5 grants to manage and operate the PM2.5 network across the country to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. 132 grants awarded to community-based organizations and air pollution control agencies to enhance air quality monitoring in communities across the United States with environmental and health outcome disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. 126 supplemental grants awarded to air pollution control agencies for enhanced ambient air monitoring. Indoor air quality funding for 7 grants to support radon reduction and capacity building, reduce asthma disparities by improving indoor air quality in homes and schools, build capacity to address indoor air quality risk in low-income communities. Clean Air Act, Section 103, as amended (P.L. 95-95) (42 USC 7401 et seq.)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 102(2)(I) Assistance under this program is generally available to States, local governments, territories, Indian Tribes, and possessions of the U.S., including the District of Columbia, international organizations, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions, which submit applications proposing projects with significant technical merit and relevance to EPA's Office of Air and Radiation's mission. Eligibility for projects awarded or competed exclusively with State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) funds is limited to air pollution control agencies, as defined in section 302(b) of the Clean Air Act that are also eligible to receive grants under section 105 of the Clean Air Act, and/or federally recognized tribes and inter-tribal consortia, consisting of federally recognized tribe members. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. State and local governments, U.S. territories and possessions, Indian Tribes, universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, and other public and private nonprofit institutions. Applicants may be requested to demonstrate they have appropriate background, academic training, experience in the field, and necessary equipment to carry out projects. EPA may ask applicants or principle investigators to provide curriculum vitae and relevant publications. 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 land use planning or construction associated with demonstration projects. 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). Regarding pre-application with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Agency Contacts" in the competitive announcement. 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 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. For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the competitive announcement. More than 180 days. Approximately 180 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. Generally, EPA incrementally funds grants and cooperative agreements for Surveys, Studies, Research, and Investigations. Approval of subsequent funding increments is dependent on satisfactory project progress, continued relevance of the project to EPA's priorities, availability of funds, and Agency policy on the competitive grant process. EPA selects proposed Surveys, Studies, Research, and Investigations projects for funding based on factors such as relevancy to EPA's mission, technical merit, and the likelihood of success. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the competitive announcement. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to approved Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations and Special Purpose plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA (https://www.epa.gov/geospatial). Performance Reports: Grantees are required to perform performance monitoring in accordance with Agency policy and requirements stated in the Uniform Grants Guidance 2 CFR 200.329. 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 voluntary_rating. While there is no statutory or regulatory cost sharing requirement for this assistance listing, as a matter of policy the Agency may impose a cost sharing requirement in specific competitions and non-competitive awards. If the Agency decides to do this, the cost sharing terms will be stated in Section III of the competitive announcement, or discussed with grantee prior to issuance of a non-competitive award.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. EPA normally funds grants and cooperative agreements on a 12-month basis. However, EPA can negotiate the project period with each applicant based on project requirements. EPA limits project periods to 5 years. Grants are generally fully funded or on an incremental funding basis. Successful applicants will be notified either via U.S. mail or electronically. Such notification is contingent upon information contained in the resulting solicitation. Assistance agreements may be incrementally (quarterly) or fully (lump sum) funded. EPA encourages potential applicants to communicate with the appropriate EPA Regional Office and the Headquarters program contact listed below. Edward (Ned) Dowdell
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (Mail Code: 6204M)
Washington, DC 20460 US
dowdell.ned@epa.gov
Phone: 202-564-5578 https://www.epa.gov/grants/air-grants-and-funding 68-0108-0-1-304 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$58,720,034.00; FY 23 est $61,100,942.00; FY 24 est $72,000,000.00; FY 21$40,700,118.00; FY 20$37,056,000.00; FY 19$35,972,000.00; FY 18$50,203,000.00; FY 17$53,809,688.00; FY 16$4,661,355.00; - (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $58,618,290.00; FY 24 est $138,000,000.00; - (IRA estimates) EPA generally award grants ranging in value from $25,000 to $5,000,000 per fiscal year. The average value of each grant is $150,000 per fiscal year. 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). Fiscal Year 2016 Indoor Environments: Conducting training courses and outreach activities for environmental health professionals on indoor air quality topics including asthma triggers, schools, radon, indoor air quality in homes, large buildings, and community outreach. Climate Change Division: Feasibility Studies/Training Landfill Gas Program- Global Methane Initiative, Assessment Methane Technologies and Management Practices for Municipal Wastewater Facilities in Chile- Global Methane Initiative projects in various developing countries. Climate Protection Partnerships: This project will use voluntary and market based strategies to realize energy efficiency gains in products and buildings. The long term goal for the work outlined in this work plan is to create lasting, sustainable change in the market resulting in significant energy savings, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and reduced utility bills. This project will establish product energy performance and testing metrics, collect energy performance data, conduct outreach around the energy use and efficiency opportunities of products and buildings, support development of product labeling and verification programs, and support utility program design. Indoor Environments: Conducting training courses and outreach activities for environmental health professionals on indoor air quality topics including asthma triggers, schools, radon, indoor air quality in homes, large buildings, and community outreach. Climate Change Division: Feasibility Studies/Training Landfill Gas Program- Global Methane Initiative, Assessment Methane Technologies and Management Practices for Municipal Wastewater Facilities in Chile- Global Methane Initiative projects in various developing countries. Climate Protection Partnerships: This project will use voluntary and market based strategies to realize energy efficiency gains in products and buildings. The long term goal for the work outlined in this work plan is to create lasting, sustainable change in the market resulting in significant energy savings, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and reduced utility bills. This project will establish product energy performance and testing metrics, collect energy performance data, conduct outreach around the energy use and efficiency opportunities of products and buildings, support development of product labeling and verification programs, and support utility program design.
Fiscal Year 2017 Climate Change Division: Tribal Climate Change Health Impacts Capacity Building Project-build tribal capacity to address the health effects of climate change and plan for new or changing tribal community health needs as the climate changes; Energy Modeling Forum for Climate Economics- convene preeminent economic and integrated assessment modeling teams to engage in model comparison studies and climate policy studies.; Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Mitigation, Impacts, and Adaptation within the United States. Climate Partnership Program: Voluntary and market based strategies to realize energy efficiency gains in products and buildings. Established a freight outreach center to promote fuel efficient practices and technologies to heavy duty diesel vehicle operators. Indoor Environments: Conducted technical training courses and outreach activities for environmental health professionals on indoor air quality topics including asthma trigger mitigation in homes, school environmental health, radon testing and mitigation, indoor air quality in homes, large buildings, and community outreach.
Fiscal Year 2018 1) Working Collaboratively with Utilities in the South West United States to Advance Energy Efficiency Programs for Low Income Households: Researching best practice low income programs for single and multifamily housing and providing assistance to utility staff in developing energy efficiency program plans for low income households. 2) Understanding Smart Technologies and Capturing energy efficiency’s Role: Developing, externally reviewing, and publishing technical report(s) to inform consumers, States, local governments, utilities, and businesses of potential energy savings in smart technologies and how energy efficiency can support electric system reliability. 3) Indoor Environments: state and local asthma program capacity building to secure sustainable financing for home-based environmental interventions; education and outreach to the public to foster radon testing and mitigation in homes and schools; technical support to state IAQ programs to foster adoption and spread of IAQ risk reduction strategies. 4) National Internet-based On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information Exchange-National OBD Clearinghouse- improve and facilitate the accurate and timely exchange of technical information related to vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) testing with state inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs, the automotive industry, and the general public. 5) Global Green Freight Supply Chain Demonstration. The program provides technical support, management and oversight in implementing outreach, analysis and capacity building for international green freight programs. The goal is to provide assistance to nations seeking to develop sustainable freight transport and thereby, increase efficiencies to reduce greenhouse gases and black carbon. 6) 5 Community Scale Ambient Air Toxics grants were awarded for projects ranging from community scale monitoring, new technologies/methods evaluation and data analysis and development/implementation of new tools.
Fiscal Year 2019 FY2019: (1) Grants were awarded for continued operation of the NATTS network and the PM2.5 network, including the chemical speciation sites and required NO2 near-road monitoring sites. (2) Research Studies to Inform the Design of Future Energy Efficiency Programs: Supporting research studies to help identify best practices and approaches for designing and implementing future cost-effective energy efficiency programs. (3) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was awarded the grant “Sound management of fluorinated chemicals waste” to disseminate results and lessons learned from pilot and demonstration projects on waste management and disposal of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). These projects used different destruction technologies and approaches while considering all aspects of sustainable management of fluorinated waste including its collection, transportation, storage, and destruction, as well as waste management regulatory frameworks. The goal is to build knowledge to help create enabling conditions for adopting sustainable management schemes for ODS and associated hazardous waste. Research Studies to Inform the Design of Future Energy Efficiency Programs: Supporting research studies to help identify best practices and approaches for designing and implementing future cost-effective energy efficiency programs.
Fiscal Year 2020 (1) Indoor Environments (FY20 and FY21): state and local asthma program capacity building to secure sustainable financing for home-based environmental interventions; education and outreach to the public, and technical assistance to states, to foster radon testing and mitigation in homes and schools; technical support to state IAQ programs to foster adoption and spread of IAQ risk reduction strategies. (2) National Internet-based On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information Exchange-National OBD Clearinghouse- improve and facilitate the accurate and timely exchange of technical information related to vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) testing with state inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs, the automotive industry, and the general public. (3) Research Studies to Inform the Design of Future Energy Efficiency Programs: Supporting research studies to help identify best practices and approaches for designing and implementing future cost-effective energy efficiency programs. (4) Grants were awarded for continued operation of the NATTS network and the PM2.5 network, including the chemical speciation sites and required NO2 near-road monitoring sites. (5) National Internet-based On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information Exchange-National OBD Clearinghouse- improve and facilitate the accurate and timely exchange of technical information related to vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) testing with state inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs, the automotive industry, and the general public. (6) Convening national and international energy/economy modeling experts on a regular basis to share model results and advances in modeling methodology.
Fiscal Year 2021 Examples of projects funded in FY2021 include (1) Indoor Environments: state and local asthma program capacity building to secure sustainable financing for home-based environmental interventions; education and outreach to the public, and technical assistance to states, to foster radon testing and mitigation in homes and schools; technical support to state IAQ programs to foster adoption and spread of IAQ risk reduction strategies. (2) National Internet-based On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information Exchange-National OBD Clearinghouse- improve and facilitate the accurate and timely exchange of technical information related to vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) testing with state inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs, the automotive industry, and the general public. (3) Global Green Freight Supply Chain Demonstration. The program provides technical support, management and oversight in implementing outreach, analysis and capacity building for international green freight programs. The goal is to provide assistance to nations seeking to develop sustainable freight transport and thereby, increase efficiencies to reduce greenhouse gases and black carbon. (4) Grants were awarded for continued operation of the NATTS network and the PM2.5 network, including the chemical speciation sites and required NO2 near-road monitoring sites. (5) Research Studies to Inform the Design of Future Energy Efficiency Programs: Supporting research studies to help identify best practices and approaches for designing and implementing future cost-effective energy efficiency programs. (6) Convening national and international energy/economy modeling experts on a regular basis to share model results and advances in modeling methodology. (7) Grants were awarded to support multi-jurisdictional organizations representing air pollution control agencies.
Fiscal Year 2023 State and local asthma program capacity building to secure sustainable financing for home-based environmental interventions; tailored technical assistance to low income communities to increase knowledge and capacity to sustainably address IAQ risks; education and outreach to the public, and technical assistance to states, to foster radon testing and mitigation in homes and schools; technical support to state IAQ programs to foster adoption and spread of IAQ risk reduction strategies; support to the household energy sector to promote the adoption of clean cooking and heating technologies and implementation of cookstove design and performance standards. National Air Toxics Trends Stations; PM2.5 monitoring; regional haze monitoring; enhanced air quality monitoring in communities.