1. 2016

   Indoor Air/Radon: Produced effective outreach strategies to educate key audiences about indoor air pollutants and their associated health risks, convincing them to adopt effective mitigation and control strategies. These outreach strategies focused on several critical aspects of indoor air quality that pose significant risks to public health, and in particular, to children and to other disproportionately impacted segments of society. These include: reducing the exposure of children and others with asthma to indoor triggers that worsen their condition; promoting the adoption of operation and maintenance practices in schools throughout the nation to reduce the harmful effects of poor indoor air quality on the health of students and staff; promoting voluntary radon testing by homeowners to identify elevated levels and fix them when they are found, as well as working with homebuilders to incorporate radon resistant construction features into new homes; and encouraging adult smokers to protect their children from the adverse health effects of environmental exposure to secondhand smoke by making a conscious decision to smoke outside and keep their homes and cars smokefree

   Climate Change Division: The USEPA’s Global Methane Initiative Grants program provides cooperative agreements to recipients around the globe to build capacity and promote international capture and use of methane. The grants have become an integral and important capacity building instrument of the Global Methane Initiative, a public-private partnership (of more than 33 partner governments) that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by promoting the cost-effective, near-term recovery and use of methane, a GHG that is more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane capture and use projects supported by the partnership through grants and other means are currently reducing emissions by more than 27.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ~ annually equivalent to the annual emissions from 5 million passenger vehicles. The USEPA’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Grants program will help facilities that participate in voluntary, state-based and federal GHG reporting programs better understand the requirements of voluntary and state GHG reporting programs in comparison to the federal rule; and identify options for how data collected through state and federal reporting requirements may be used to inform state GHG programs and facility-level efforts to identify emissions-reduction opportunities.

   CPPD: Continued to reduce GHG and improved air quality through collaborative efforts with stakeholders (1)Indoor Air/Radon: Produced effective outreach strategies to educate key audiences about indoor air pollutants and their associated health risks, convincing them to adopt effective mitigation and control strategies. These outreach strategies focused on several critical aspects of indoor air quality that pose significant risks to public health, and in particular, to children and to other disproportionately impacted segments of society. These include: reducing the exposure of children and others with asthma to indoor triggers that worsen their condition; promoting the adoption of operation and maintenance practices in schools throughout the nation to reduce the harmful effects of poor indoor air quality on the health of students and staff; promoting voluntary radon testing by homeowners to identify elevated levels and fix them when they are found, as well as working with homebuilders to incorporate radon resistant construction features into new homes; and encouraging adult smokers to protect their children from the adverse health effects of environmental exposure to secondhand smoke by making a conscious decision to smoke outside and keep their homes and cars smokefree (2)Climate Change Division: The USEPA’s Global Methane Initiative Grants program provides cooperative agreements to recipients around the globe to build capacity and promote international capture and use of methane. The grants have become an integral and important capacity building instrument of the Global Methane Initiative, a public-private partnership (of more than 33 partner governments) that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by promoting the cost-effective, near-term recovery and use of methane, a GHG that is more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane capture and use projects supported by the partnership through grants and other means are currently reducing emissions by more than 27.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ~ annually equivalent to the annual emissions from 5 million passenger vehicles. The USEPA’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Grants program will help facilities that participate in voluntary, state-based and federal GHG reporting programs better understand the requirements of voluntary and state GHG reporting programs in comparison to the federal rule; and identify options for how data collected through state and federal reporting requirements may be used to inform state GHG programs and facility-level efforts to identify emissions-reduction opportunities. (3) Climate Partnership Protection: Continued to reduce GHG and improved air quality through collaborative efforts with stakeholders. (4)Mobile Sources: Awarded funds for the continued operation and maintenance of the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Information Exchange, an online repository of OBD information for State inspection and maintenance programs, the automotive industry, and the general public.

2. 2017

   (1) Technical assistance to 8 school-based health centers (training to 100 staff) to implement interventions to reduce indoor asthma triggers; technical assistance to 16 tribal communities to build capacity to address asthma; technical training for 564 community-based asthma programs; 12,000 radon hotline calls; 80,000 unique visitors to radon website. (2) Climate Change Division: CCD’s grants helped build the capacity of tribes to address the health impacts of climate change. In addition, EPA’s “Integrated Assessment of Greenhouse Gases” helped advance the science and understanding needed to provide technical, analytical, and scientific support for the regulatory action consistent with Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth dated March 28, 2017. (3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS.

3. 2018

   In 2017: (1) Technical assistance to 8 school-based health centers (training to 100 staff) to implement interventions to reduce indoor asthma triggers; technical assistance to 16 tribal communities to build capacity to address asthma; technical training for 564 community-based asthma programs; 12,000 radon hotline calls; 80,000 unique visitors to radon website. (2) Climate Change Division (CCD)’s grants helped build the capacity of tribes to address the health impacts of climate change. In addition, EPA’s “Integrated Assessment of Greenhouse Gases” helped advance the science and understanding needed to provide technical, analytical, and scientific support for the regulatory action consistent with Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth dated March 28, 2017. (3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. In 2018: (1) Technical assistance to 31 state IAQ programs; technical training to 20 state asthma programs; technical assistance to 5 asthma programs to develop their business case for sustainable financing; 15,000 radon hotline calls; 160,000 unique visitors to radon website. 2019 data will be available in November. (2) Climate Protection Partnerships Division (CPPD)’s programs helped American families and businesses save energy and money while also protecting the environment by helping reduce air emissions. (3) Climate Change Division (CCD)’s grants helped to advance the science and understanding needed to provide technical, analytical, and scientific support for the regulatory action consistent with Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth dated March 28, 2017. (4) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. (5) Community Scale Air Toxics Grants: EPA awarded five grants to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct additional air toxics monitoring to better characterize local area air toxics issues and develop and enhance analytical tools used in the review of air toxics data.

4. 2019

   Climate Protection Partnerships Division(CPPD) funded research studies that helped identify best practices and approaches that inform the design and implementation of future energy efficiency (EE) programs. These programs help not only save consumers and businesses money but provide a no-regrets source of cost-effective, voluntary emissions reductions.

5. 2020

   (1) 83 grants to air pollution control agencies to monitor fine particulate matter. (2) Indoor air quality funding for 5 grants for radon reduction and capacity building, improve indoor air quality, national technical assistance, and increase radon testing throughout the country. (3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated ambient air monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS. (4) Community Scale Air Toxics Grants: EPA awarded 11 grants to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct additional air toxics monitoring to better characterize local area air toxics issues and also develop and enhance analytical tools used in the review of air toxics data.

6. 2021

   Accomplishments in FY2021 included: 1)Indoor air quality funding for 5 grants for radon reduction and capacity building, to improve indoor air quality, national technical assistance, and increase radon testing throughout the country. 2) 83 grants awarded to air pollution control agencies to monitor fine particulate matter. 3) EPA and its partners at state, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies managed and operated PM2.5 monitoring networks across the country with three primary objectives: to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and other health indicators for toxics; to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the PM2.5 NAAQS. 4) Climate Protection Partnerships Division(CPPD) funded research studies that helped identify best practices and approaches that inform the design and implementation of future energy efficiency (EE) programs. These programs help not only save consumers and businesses money but provide a no-regrets source of cost-effective, voluntary emissions reductions. 5) EPA awarded 11 Community Scale Air Toxics Grants to state, local and tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct additional air toxics monitoring to better characterize local area air toxics issues and also develop and enhance analytical tools used in the review of air toxics data. 6) Multijurisdiction organizations hosted committee meetings, shared best practices and additional information among member agencies and to the public on air toxics, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, State Implementation Plans, emissions, and other information to improve air quality throughout the nation.

7. 2024

   Approximately 90 air pollution control agencies received PM2.5 grants to manage and operate the PM2.5 network across the country to ensure the public has access to clean air by comparing data and implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); to provide the public with timely reports and forecasts of the Air Quality Index, and to provide information to health and atmospheric scientists to better inform future reviews of the NAAQS.

   132 grants awarded to community-based organizations and air pollution control agencies to enhance air quality monitoring in communities across the United States with environmental and health outcome disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic.

   126 supplemental grants awarded to air pollution control agencies for enhanced ambient air monitoring.

   Indoor air quality funding for 7 grants to support radon reduction and capacity building, reduce asthma disparities by improving indoor air quality in homes and schools, build capacity to address indoor air quality risk in low-income communities.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

2 CFR 200 and 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs).

1. 103, as amended (P.L. 95-95) (42 USC 7401 et seq.), Clean Air Act.
2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 102(2)(I).