Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OAR OAQPS 11 05
Apply for EPA OAR OAQPS 11 05
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.034 Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 23, 2011 and posted on Mar 23, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2011 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered a discretionary funding opportunity called "Community Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring" (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OAR-OAQPS-11-05) to support projects that strengthen air toxics monitoring at the community level. The program focuses on helping state, local, and tribal communities better understand hazardous air pollutants in their area by identifying and profiling local air toxics sources, improving knowledge of how and where these pollutants are present, and building a clearer picture of community-scale exposure concerns. A central aim is to generate practical, place-based information that communities and air agencies can use to target and evaluate actions intended to reduce air toxics.
Projects under this opportunity were expected to address several related goals: (1) pinpointing and characterizing sources of air toxics within a community (for example, industrial facilities, transportation corridors, ports, area sources, or other localized emitters); (2) assessing and testing emerging measurement methods or monitoring approaches that could improve detection, accuracy, or timeliness of air toxics measurements; (3) determining the degree and geographic extent of local air toxics problems by collecting ambient monitoring data that can reveal hotspots, gradients, or patterns across neighborhoods; and (4) tracking progress over time to see whether air toxics reduction strategies are working. In practical terms, the EPA was looking for proposals that combine sound monitoring design with clear community relevance, producing results that can inform decision-making and accountability for pollution reduction efforts.
The funding instrument types included cooperative agreements and grants, placing the opportunity within EPA's environmental assistance programs under CFDA 66.034 (Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act). The EPA anticipated making about 20 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $4,500,000. Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $50,000 up to a ceiling of $750,000. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed, meaning applicants were not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of eligibility for an award, although applicants may still have chosen to leverage other resources depending on project design.
Eligibility was described broadly as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," with the full eligibility rules and any restrictions directed to Section III of the official announcement. In general, the opportunity was intended to support state, local, and tribal community efforts, so the eligible applicant pool likely included governmental entities and potentially other organizations that meet the EPA's specific eligibility criteria in the full announcement. Applicants were instructed to follow the announcement itself, particularly Section IV, for the required submission methods, deadlines, and due date details.
Key dates for the opportunity were posted and created on March 23, 2011, with an original and current closing date of May 23, 2011. The opportunity was archived on June 22, 2011, indicating it is no longer accepting applications. The sponsoring agency was the EPA, and an additional information link was provided in the original notice for access to the full announcement and application requirements. For assistance obtaining the announcement electronically, the contact listed was Michael (Mike) Jones at (919) 541-0528.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - EPA Community Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring (EPA-OAR-OAQPS-11-05)
What is the "Community Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring" funding opportunity?
It is an EPA discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OAR-OAQPS-11-05) intended to support projects that strengthen air toxics ambient monitoring at the community level. The goal is to help communities and air agencies develop practical, place-based information about hazardous air pollutants so they can better target and evaluate actions meant to reduce air toxics.
Which federal agency sponsored this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
What problem or need was this program designed to address?
The program focused on improving community understanding of hazardous air pollutants by identifying and profiling local air toxics sources, improving knowledge of where and how these pollutants occur in ambient air, and building a clearer picture of community-scale exposure concerns. A central aim was to generate information that can be used for decision-making and accountability related to pollution reduction.
What kinds of projects did EPA expect applicants to propose?
EPA expected projects that combine a sound ambient monitoring design with clear community relevance, producing results that communities and air agencies can use to inform actions and evaluate whether air toxics reduction strategies are working.
What were the main goals that projects were expected to address?
Projects were expected to address several related goals: (1) pinpointing and characterizing community air toxics sources; (2) assessing and testing emerging measurement methods or monitoring approaches; (3) determining the degree and geographic extent of local air toxics problems by collecting ambient monitoring data (for example, to identify hotspots, gradients, or neighborhood patterns); and (4) tracking progress over time to evaluate whether reduction strategies are effective.
What types of air toxics sources were mentioned as examples?
Examples included industrial facilities, transportation corridors, ports, area sources, and other localized emitters within a community.
What does "community-scale" monitoring mean in the context provided?
Based on the description, community-scale monitoring refers to ambient monitoring designed to produce local, place-based information across neighborhoods, potentially revealing hotspots, gradients, or spatial patterns, rather than only broad regional averages.
Was this opportunity focused on ambient monitoring or emissions monitoring?
The opportunity emphasized ambient monitoring data collection and approaches that improve detection, accuracy, or timeliness of air toxics measurements in the community environment.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number was EPA-OAR-OAQPS-11-05.
What funding instrument types were available?
The EPA listed cooperative agreements and grants as the funding instrument types for this opportunity.
What CFDA program was this opportunity associated with?
It was listed under CFDA 66.034: Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act.
How many awards did EPA anticipate making?
The EPA anticipated making about 20 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount for all awards?
The estimated total funding amount was $4,500,000.
What was the expected award size range for individual projects?
Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $50,000 up to a ceiling of $750,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed. Applicants were not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of eligibility for an award.
Could an applicant still use other resources even if matching was not required?
Yes. While no match was required, applicants may have chosen to leverage other resources depending on project design (as noted in the opportunity description).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described broadly as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)." The notice indicated that full eligibility rules and restrictions were provided in Section III of the official announcement. The description also stated the opportunity was intended to support state, local, and tribal community efforts.
Where were the official eligibility rules and restrictions located?
The official eligibility rules and any restrictions were directed to Section III of the full announcement.
Where could applicants find submission methods, deadlines, and due date details?
Applicants were instructed to follow the official announcement, particularly Section IV, for required submission methods, deadlines, and due date details.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted and created on March 23, 2011. The original closing date and current closing date were May 23, 2011.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on June 22, 2011, and is no longer accepting applications.
What was the central purpose of the monitoring data and results?
The central purpose was to generate practical, place-based information that communities and air agencies can use to target actions intended to reduce air toxics and to evaluate whether those actions are working over time.
What kinds of monitoring improvements were of interest to EPA under this program?
The opportunity specifically highlighted assessing and testing emerging measurement methods or monitoring approaches that could improve detection, accuracy, or timeliness of air toxics measurements.
What type of results was EPA looking for from funded projects?
EPA was looking for results that provide clearer understanding of local air toxics sources and ambient concentrations, identify spatial patterns such as hotspots or gradients, and support tracking progress over time for accountability and decision-making around air toxics reduction efforts.
Was there a point of contact listed for help obtaining the announcement?
Yes. The contact listed for assistance obtaining the announcement electronically was Michael (Mike) Jones at (919) 541-0528.
Where could applicants access the full announcement and application requirements?
The notice indicated that an additional information link was provided in the original posting for access to the full announcement and application requirements.
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