Cleanaire North Carolina

Description:the Purpose of This Competitively Selected Cooperative Agreement Is 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. the Activities to Be Performed Includes Supporting the 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. Specifically, the Recipient Will Establish an Air Monitoring Network in Sampson County to Address Long-standing Health Inequities and Environmental Justice Implications Caused by Cumulative Air Pollution Impacts. the Expected Deliverables Includes Measuring Particulate Matter Less Than or Equal to 2.5 Microns in Aerodynamic Diameter (PM2.5), Volatile Organic Compounds (vocs), Speciated Vocs, and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Emitted From Swine and Poultry Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (cafos), Sampson County Landfill, and Enviva Sampson Wood Pellet Facility. the Expected Outcomes Includes the Project Will Provide the Basis for Developing and Scaling the Initiative as a State and National, Evidence-based Model of an Air Quality Monitoring Project Based on the Principles and Practices of Community Partnerships, Community Engagement, Quality Data Collection and Control, and Environmental Justice. the Intended Beneficiaries Are the Citizens of Sampson County, North Carolina. There Are No Subawards Included in This Assistance Agreement.activities:these Funds 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. Specifically, the Recipient Will Establish an Air Monitoring Network in Sampson County to Address Long-standing Health Inequities and Environmental Justice Implications Caused by Cumulative Air Pollution Impacts. Subrecipient:no Subawards Are Included in This Assistance Agreement.outcomes:expected Deliverables: Clean Aire Carolina Will Measure Particulate Matter Less Than or Equal to 2.5 Microns in Aerodynamic Diameter (PM2.5), Volatile Organic Compounds (vocs), Speciated Vocs, and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Emitted From Swine and Poultry Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (cafos), Sampson County Landfill, and Enviva Sampson Wood Pellet Facility. Expected Outcomes: the Project Will Provide the Basis for Developing and Scaling the Initiative as a State and National, Evidence-based Model of an Air Quality Monitoring Project Based on the Principles and Practices of Community Partnerships, Community Engagement, Quality Data Collection and Control, and Environmental Justice. Intended Beneficiaries: the Citizens of Sampson County, NC.