1. 2016

   No Content Available. NA

2. 2017

   1) The technology implemented by the project team at a refinery in South Philadelphia, provided a cost-effective and low-intensity approach to monitoring the release of benzene at the fence-line. The results of this project were made publicly available and addressed the concerns of South Philadelphia communities close to one of the largest sources of hazardous air pollutants in the city. 2) With funding provided by RARE and Region 2, ORD developed a citizen science air monitor (CSAM) that is low-cost, portable, and could be successfully used by the Ironbound community of Newark, NJ to examine local levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, two pollutants of particular interest to the community. During the approximately six months that the units were deployed, community volunteers were able to gather air quality data from over 20 sites throughout the community. The collaborative project enabled residents to learn more about local air quality and how local pollutant sources can impact it. The project has also resulted in the development of new resources to enable EPA to better support citizen science air monitoring projects including ORD’s Air Sensor Toolbox that provides valuable information on how communities can utilize the next generation of air monitoring equipment to investigate their local air quality. ORD and Region 2 are now evaluating a new generation of smaller and lighter air monitors in Pe񵥬as, Puerto Rico to evaluate the performance of the CSAM units in tropical climates. 3)Two funded RARE projects permitted the installation and demonstration of chlorination and filtration techniques that have benefited roughly 300 individuals in the communities of La Sofia and Apeadero in rural Puerto Rico that are not owned nor administered by Puerto Rico’s Aquaduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA). In an effort to protect human health and reduce the potential for waterborne disease, ORD has, since 2005, conducted research on the development of low-cost and easy-to-maintain filtration and disinfection technologies appropriate for non-PRASA communities.

3. 2018

   Ongoing projects. Water quality project work to date has included field sampling and evaluation of fecal indicator abundance. Biosensors tool research has progressed with sample collection and use of samples in method development.

4. 2019

   New awards for the RARE Program - FY 19: 1. Project identifying historic trends in nitrogen loading in the Barnegat Bay estuary using fossil, historic, and extant bivalve and gastropod shells as geochemical archives to determine the timing and magnitude of the baseline shift in nitrogen inputs that occurred in the estuary.

5. 2023

   Applications received for the RARE Program - FY 22: 0. New awards for the RARE Program - FY 22: 0. Applications received for the RARE Program - FY 23: 0. New awards for the RARE Program - FY 23: 0.

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 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); 40 CFR Part 40 (EPA Research and Demonstration Grants).

1. 8001, Solid Waste Disposal Act. 42 U.S.C. § 6981.
2. 104, Clean Water Act. 33 U.S.C. § 1254.
3. 20(a), as amended by P.L. 106-74, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 7 U.S.C. § 136r.
4. 10(a), as amended by P.L. 106-74, Toxic Substances Control Act. 15 U.S.C. § 2609.
5. 203, Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. 16 U.S.C. § 1431.
6. 103, Clean Air Act. 42 U.S.C. § 7403.
7. 1442, Safe Drinking Water Act. 42 U.S.C. § 300j-1.
8. 311, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). 42 U.S.C. § 9660.
9. 102(2)(I), National Environmental Policy Act.