Title
Grant Application - US EPA Clean Air Act Section 105 Grant - LUESA Air Quality
Action
ACTION:
A) Affirm submission of the FY25-26 Clean Air Act Section 105 Federal grant application for up to $1,210,000.00 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
B) If awarded, recognize, receive, and appropriate the award amount within the general grants fund.
C) Adopt the required grant project ordinance for the US EPA Clean Air Act Section 105 grant in the General Grant Fund (G001).
Staff Contact: Jason Rayfield, Air Quality Program Manager
Land Use & Environmental Services Agency - Air Quality
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County Air Quality (MCAQ) is a certified local air quality program with the mission to lead and assist the County towards meeting and maintaining compliance with the health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
MCAQ receives federal funds from the Clean Air Act (CAA), Section 105 grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Grant funds are used to fund and support, in part, commitments to the US EPA to implement programs to improve ambient air quality. These activities include permitting stationary sources of hazardous air pollutants, conducting ambient air monitoring, conducting emission inventories, and enforcing environmental laws and regulations.
MCAQ requests approval to pursue this necessary program funding.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in revenue and associated expense in the General Grant Fund (G001) in the awarded amount.