Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities
Posted by Environmental Protection Agency
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities — is cataloged under number EPA-OAR-OAQPS-22-01 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.034, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 13, 2021 and last updated on January 20, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $25,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $20.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 70 awards. If the agency funds the expected 70 awards from the $20.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $286,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 25, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$25,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
March 25, 2022
See Section IV of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information.
Posted
December 13, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$20,000,000
Expected Awards
70
Instrument
Grant
Description
Pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), this notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants of greatest concern in communities with environmental and health outcome disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA will award funds to support community and local efforts to monitor their own air quality and to promote air quality monitoring partnerships between communities and tribal, state, and local governments. The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $20,000,000. Approximately $2 million dollars of this amount will be awarded to tribal governments under a tribal government set-aside, and approximately $2 million will be awarded to eligible community-based organizations under a community-based organization set-aside.Overall, EPA anticipates awarding a total of approximately 50-70 assistance agreements (cooperative agreements or grants) from this announcement, subject to availability of funds, the quality of applications received, agency priorities, and other applicable considerations. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20-30 assistance agreements ranging in value from $25,000 to $100,000 (i.e., “Small Grants”) and 30-40 assistance agreements ranging in value from $100,001-$500,000 (i.e., “Large Grants”). EPA may increase or decrease the total funding or set-aside amounts based on the number of meritorious applications received, agency priorities, funding availability, and other applicable considerations.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Contact
Tim Roberts <br/>EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation
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