Deadline: 24-Jun-21
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for the 2021 Targeted Airshed Grant Program.
This program will assist local, state, and/or tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct emission reduction activities to reduce air pollution in non-attainment areas that EPA determines are the top five most polluted areas relative to the ozone (O3), annual average fine particulate matter (PM2.5), or 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
The goal of the Targeted Airshed Grant Program is to fund activities in applicable non-attainment areas that will achieve documentable reductions of emissions that contribute to ozone and/or PM2.5 concentrations.
Pollutants contributing to ozone concentrations are NOx and VOCs. Pollutants contributing to PM2.5 concentrations are direct PM2.5 and PM2.5 precursors NOx, VOCs, SO2, and ammonia.
Funding Information
- The total estimated funding expected to be available for awards under this competitive opportunity is approximately $59,000,000.
- The maximum amount of requested federal funding shall not exceed $8,000,000 per application.
- While each application can request up to the full funding amount of $8,000,000, the total amount of requested funding should be commensurate with the applicant’s proposed activities, considering the emissions inventory and emissions sources in the applicable non-attainment area. Applicants should request less than $8,000,000 if the project(s) necessary to reduce emissions in the applicable non-attainment area does not warrant the full funding amount.
Eligibility Criteria
Entities eligible to submit applications under this announcement are those air pollution control agencies of the Clean Air Act, that:
- have responsibilities for development and/or implementation of a SIP or TIP to attain and/or maintain the NAAQS for either ozone and/or PM2.5 within one or more of the top five most polluted areas relative to O3, PM2.5, or 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS; and
- have an active air program grant of the Clean Air Act to carry out those responsibilities.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333282