2021 Targeted Airshed Grant Program

Background
The Targeted Airshed Grant Program is designed to assist local, state, and/or tribal air pollution control agencies in conducting emission reduction activities to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas that EPA determines are the top five most polluted areas relative to the ozone (O3), annual average fine particulate matter (PM2.5), or 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The overall goal of the program is to reduce air pollution in the nation’s areas with the highest levels of ozone and PM2.5 ambient air concentrations.

Grant Details
The program will fund emission reduction activities in applicable nonattainment areas that will achieve documentable reductions of emissions contributing to ozone and/or PM2.5 concentrations. Projects should include detailed, well thought out emission reduction activities, including projects, programs, policies, approaches, and/or deploying technologies that achieve documentable emission reductions. The maximum amount of requested federal funding shall not exceed $8,000,000 per application.
Priority for funding is given to projects which promote environmental justice.

Eligibility Requirements
Entities eligible to submit applications are air pollution control agencies responsible for development and/or implementation of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) or Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP) to attain and/or maintain the NAAQS for either ozone and/or PM2.5 within one or more of the top five most polluted areas relative to O3, PM2.5, or 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.

Period of Performance
The estimated project period for awards resulting from this solicitation will begin by January 2022 and may be up to five years from the project start date.

Grant Value
The total estimated funding available for awards under this competitive opportunity is approximately $59,000,000. EPA anticipates awarding a total of approximately 8 – 13 assistance agreements from this announcement.

Place of Performance
Emission reduction activities must occur in the applicant’s respective nonattainment area(s) for the life of the project.