Funding to Address Air Pollution: Fenceline Air Monitoring

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency – Office of Air

 

Description:

To deploy, integrate, support, and maintain fence line air monitoring, screening air monitoring, national air toxics trend stations, and other air toxics and community monitoring.

Bill Section:

60105(a)

New or Existing:

Existing

Potential Cost:     

$117,500,000

Timeline:     

FY22-31

Implementation Status/Rulemaking:   

On November 3, 2022, EPA announced that 132 air monitoring projects will receive $53.4 million from the Inflation Reduction Act ($32.3 million) and American Rescue Plan ($20 million). The grant competition was announced in December 2021. The passage of the IRA allowed EPA to expand the initial intended $20M award and fund 77 additional projects: Source

On November 4, 2022, EPA published a Request for Information (RFI) on new and existing programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Responses were due January 18, 2023: Source