Air Resources Board

Description:this Agreement Provides Funding Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the California Air Resources Board for the Expansion and Enhancement of Their Air Monitoring Activities. Specifically, the Recipient Will Enhance Their Air Toxics Program and Real-time Monitoring. This Agreement Provides Full Federal Funding in the Amount of $1,035,400. Preaward Costs Are Approved Back to 10/1/2024. Refer to Terms and Conditions. Activities:the Activities Include Purchasing Monitoring Equipment, Training Staff, Integrating Equipment Into the Existing State and Local Air Monitoring Stations Sites, Analyzing Data, and Building a Mobile Audit Laboratory. Subrecipient:no Subawards Are Included in This Assistance Agreement.outcomes:the Anticipated Deliverables Include Number of New Equipment Deployed at Existing Air Monitoring Sites, Number of Existing Air Monitoring Sites and Equipment Supported and Upgraded, Number of Trainings for Air Quality Monitoring, Development of Quality Assurance/quality Control Documentation, and Completion of Air Monitoring Related Performance Testing And/or Audits. the Expected Outcomes Include Long Term Enhancement of Air Monitoring Capabilities; Increased Awareness About Air Pollutants of Human Health Concern in Real Time and Discrete Samples in Previously Unmonitored Location, Including Disadvantaged Communities; Enhanced Air Monitoring Network Operations; and Increased Ability to Conduct Mobile Performance Evaluation Audits. the Intended Beneficiaries Include Residents in Northern, Central and Southern California.