Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OAR OAQPS 20 05
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant opportunity titled Community-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring (Funding Opportunity Number EPA OAR OAQPS 20 05) is a discretionary grant program intended to strengthen how state, local, and tribal air agencies identify, measure, and understand air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The overall goal is to support practical monitoring and analytical work that helps agencies better characterize where toxic pollutants are present, how concentrations vary across communities, what sources may be contributing, and what tools or methods are most effective for assessing risk and guiding air quality decisions.
Projects funded under this opportunity are expected to fall into one of four main work categories. The first category focuses on community-scale monitoring, which is aimed at characterizing the impacts of air toxics within a neighborhood or community area. This typically involves placing monitors in locations that help capture real-world exposure patterns, understanding localized concentration gradients, and producing information that communities and regulators can use to interpret potential health concerns. The second category is near-source monitoring, centered on evaluating toxics impacts associated with specific emitting sources or facilities. This kind of work is designed to clarify how emissions from a particular source may influence nearby air quality, often by strategically locating monitors to detect plumes, peak concentrations, and downwind patterns.
The third category supports the evaluation of new and emerging air toxics measurement methods. This can include testing and validating newer sampling approaches, instruments, laboratory methods, or monitoring strategies that could improve sensitivity, reliability, timeliness, or cost effectiveness compared with traditional approaches. The fourth category funds projects that analyze existing air toxics datasets and develop or enhance analytical tools, modeling capabilities, and implementation resources. In practice, this could mean using previously collected monitoring data to refine exposure assessments, improve emissions-to-concentration modeling, build decision-support tools, or strengthen how agencies interpret results and translate them into actionable planning.
EPA highlights several pollutants as particular priorities in this solicitation, reflecting elevated public health interest and ongoing national assessment needs. These include ethylene oxide, chloroprene, benzene, and 1,3-butadiene, along with toxic metals such as hexavalent chromium, nickel, and arsenic. While the opportunity is broadly about air toxics monitoring and analysis, applicants proposing work that meaningfully addresses these pollutants would generally be aligned with the stated emphasis of the program.
Administratively, the program is offered by EPA under CFDA number 66.034 and is categorized under the Environment funding activity area. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $750,000, with an expectation of approximately 20 awards. The opportunity was created on February 13, 2020, with an original closing date of March 30, 2020, and applicants were directed to consult the full announcement, including Section IV, for the official submission procedures, deadlines, and requirements. Eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," but the stated purpose makes clear the program is designed to assist state, local, and tribal air agencies, whether they apply directly or through eligible partner arrangements described in the full notice.
In plain terms, this grant is meant to help air agencies move from general concerns about hazardous pollutants to clearer, evidence-based understanding through targeted monitoring, source-focused assessments, improved measurement methods, and better use of existing data and tools. The intended outcome is stronger local and regional capability to pinpoint air toxics issues, communicate findings, and support informed actions to reduce or manage toxic air pollution impacts.Apply for EPA OAR OAQPS 20 05
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.034.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 13, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 30, 2020 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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