Federal grants to Air Resources Board
Air Resources Board in Sacramento, California received $57.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 21 awards. Its largest program was Air Pollution Control Program Support, with $33.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $10.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$57.1 million
- Awards21
- Awarded in FY 2025$10.3 million
- Largest award$20.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $16.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $9.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $12.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $8.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $10.3 million |
Programs that fund Air Resources Board
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution Control Program Support | 2 | $33.9 million |
| Targeted Airshed Grant Program | 4 | $9.6 million |
| Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | 7 | $6.3 million |
| Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Pollution Prevention Grants Program | 2 | $700,000 |
| Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance | 1 | $200,000 |
| Multipurpose Grants to States and Tribes | 2 | $167,981 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 21 | $57.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This agreement implements strategic planning and evaluation, developing state implementation plans, monitoring air and emissions, rule making, operating permits and all other program related activities to reduce risks to human health and the environment. This assistance agreement provides partial fe | Air Pollution Control Program Support | July 28, 2021 | $20.2 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding to the California air resources board (CARB). Specifically, this grant will provide assistance to carb in its efforts to implement air pollution control programs throughout the state of California. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in | Air Pollution Control Program Support | August 6, 2024 | $13.7 million |
| This agreement will implement a project which demonstrates documentable reductions of ozone and or particulate matter (pm 2.5) air pollution in nonattainment areas that EPA has determined as the top five most polluted areas relative to annual ozone and pm 2.5 standards. Direct emission reductions in | Targeted Airshed Grant Program | October 27, 2020 | $3.2 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the California air resources board to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan in collaboration with air pollution control districts, and large and small municipalit | Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | July 20, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| To extend the wood stove change-out program with northern sierra air quality management district in the portola PM2.5 nonattainment area by reducing air emissions from wood-burning appliances and open burning, and addressing needed resources for public outreach and education, enforcement and wood fu | Targeted Airshed Grant Program | September 5, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| This agreement will implement a project which demonstrates documentable reductions of ozone and or particulate matter (pm 2.5) air pollution in nonattainment areas that EPA has determined as the top five most polluted areas relative to annual ozone and pm 2.5 standards. This project will replace die | Targeted Airshed Grant Program | October 27, 2020 | $2.5 million |
| Description: the purpose of this grant is to maintain fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring networks. The primary objective of this project is to collect quality assured data on ambient air concentrations of PM2.5 as well as chemical composition and precursors. Data will be used for: (1) providi | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | June 1, 2023 | $2.1 million |
| Description: the agreement provides funding to the California air resources board (CARB). Specifically, the recipient will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and exposure to diesel air toxics throughout California. Activities: the activities include replacing diesel-fueled | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants | December 14, 2023 | $1.9 million |
| To provide funding to monitor fine particulate matter with the diameter equal to or smaller than 2.5 micrometers (pm 2.5) in order to determine compliance with the pm 2.5 national ambient air quality standards and determine deductions in air emissions. This assistance agreement provides full federal | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | June 3, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| This agreement will provide assistance to the California air resources board in its effort to reduce diesel emissions and exposure throughout the state of California. This project will replace diesel-fueled school buses with model year 2021 or newer zero-emission electric and internal combustion eng | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants | August 23, 2021 | $1.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Air Resources Board get?
$57.1 million in 21 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Air Resources Board the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $57.1 million in 21 awards.
What is Air Resources Board's largest federal grant?
$20.2 million under Air Pollution Control Program Support, with its first action in the period on July 28, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Air Resources Board?
Its largest are Air Pollution Control Program Support, Targeted Airshed Grant Program and Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act.
Other grant recipients in Sacramento
- California Department of Health Care Services
- Department of Education California
- Department of Social Services California
- Department of Transportation California
- California Department of Public Health
- State of California Employment Development Department
- State of California Water Resources Control Board
- Department of Housing & Community Development
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