Miami-Dade County

Description:the Agreement Provides Funding Under Inflation Reduction Act to Conduct Ambient Air Monitoring of Pollutants of Greatest Concern in Communities With Environmental and Health Outcome Disparities Stemming From Pollution and the COVID-19 Pandemic. This Action Approves an Award in the Amount of $499,988 to Miami-dade County to Expand and Strengthen Partnerships, Engage Community Members in Design and Performance Assessment of a New Miami-dade County Clean Air Community Partnership Program: What's Your 305 Air Quality to Ensure That Environmental Justice (EJ) Communities Are Included as the Central Framework to Help Guide Equitable and Effective Air Quality Mitigation Actions Throughout Miami-dade County.activities:the Activities Will Be Used to Support Community and Local Efforts to Monitor Their Own Air Quality and to Promote Air Quality Monitoring Partnerships Between Communities and Tribal, State, and Local Governments That: Leverage Existing Air Quality Expertise, Expand Use of Community Monitoring Groups and Other Approaches That Give the Community a Voice in the Monitoring of the Air Quality, and Build a Foundation of Trusting Relationships and Enhanced Understanding From Which Sustainable Solutions to Community Air Pollution Problems Can Be Found. the Recipient Will Implement Activities Within the Scope of the Inflation Reduction Act, Community Scales Grant Program Including: 1) Establish the What's Your 305 Air Quality? Miami Dade Clean Air Community Partnership Program as Part of Office of Resilience's RESILIENT305 Program and Heat Health Work 2) Deploy Instruments in a Multi-sensor Network (ozone, PM2.5, Temperature and Humidity) Focusing on Monitoring Gaps and Cumulative Stressors. 3) Evaluate Air Quality Data at Stations Co-located With Regulatory Grade Instruments Managed by the Miami-dade County Air Quality Management Division for Comparability and Appropriate Use of These Data. 4) Co-develop and Launch the What's Your 305 Air Quality? Community Activities, Policy Actions and Communication Strategy That Integrates Additional Air Quality Data and Potential Disproportionate and Adverse Impacts of Pollutants and Cumulative Multiple Stressors at the Census Block Group Level.subrecipient:subaward Grantees Will Work With Miami-dade County Staff to Submit Quarterly Reports as Required and on Time. Activities Will Include Leading Field Deployment and Overseeing Field Management of the Monitoring Station Network, Mentoring a Postdoctoral Associate, Who Will Co-lead Product Development and the What's Your 305 Air Quality Program Development and Support Successful Implementation of the Project. a Project Partner Coordinator Will Prepare Documentation and Products to Ensure Timely Delivery of Products and Reporting Materials to Support the Program Manager. a Field Manager Will Manage Field Maintenance and Data Management. Staff Will Develop Spatial Products and Analyses. There Will Also Be a Co-lead for Product Development and What's Your 305 Air Quality Program Development and Support Successful Implementation of the Project. Air Quality Expertise Contributions Will Be Made Towards Product Development and What's Your 305 Air Quality Program Development, and Co-mentoring of Project Staff. a Second Postdoctoral Associate Will Support Field Management and Product Development. There Will Also Be a Lead for Community Engagement. Outcomes:the Proposed Research Will Benefit Underserved Communities, Resulting in Short-term as Well as Long Term Positive Impacts. Short-term Outcomes Include Problem Identification (highlighting the Spatial Attributes of Air Pollution) and Increased Community Awareness (through the Development of Workshops and Community Engagement Activities That Educate the Public of the Health Impacts of Air Pollution). Long-term Outcomes Include the Reduction of Contaminants, and Human Exposure Through Directed Policies and Programs Aimed at Limiting and Reducing Particu