Community Air Grant
California Air Resources Board
Grants for California tribes to improve capacity to reduce air pollution and exposure to harmful emissions.
About the Award:
The Air Grants Program aim is to provide support for community-based organizations to participate in the AB 617 process and to build capacity to become active partners with government to identify, evaluate, and ultimately reduce air pollution and exposure to harmful emissions in their communities.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Community engagement/outreach, hiring technical experts & consultants, monitoring, data analysis
Funding Details:
- Total FY 2019 Funding: $5,000,000
- 2019 Maximum Grant: $100,000 for Education Projects, $300,000 for Technical Project
Grant
California
Program Highlights:
Starting in 2018, the Southern California Tribal Community Air Monitoring Project, run through the Pala Band of Mission Indians, is using this funding source to deploy six low-cost air quality sensors to monitor conditions at the reservation. Data will be transmitted through a cellular network and displayed on a website accessible to tribal community members. [source]
Typical Application Period: Typically due in the Summer; 2019 Application due: 9/30/19
Contact:
AirGrants@arb.ca.gov
