# Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-oar-oaqps-22-01-enhanced-air-quality-monitoring-for-communities/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336951

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 70 awards worth $20.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 25, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-OAR-OAQPS-22-01 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 25, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 70 |
| Total funding | $20.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.034 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-OAR-OAQPS-22-01 still open?

No. It closed on March 25, 2022.

### Who can apply for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities?

Closed March 25, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $20.0 million in total across about 70 awards.

### Who has won Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Health Effects Institute, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Inc, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The program made 920 awards worth $483 million in that time.