Title
Grant Application: FY24 Clean Air Act, Section 103
Action
ACTION:
1) Approve the submission of the County’s FY24 Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 103, Special Purpose federal grant application up to an additional $215,000.
2) Upon award of grant, recognize, receive, and appropriate the amount awarded to multi-year General Grant Fund (G001).
3) If awarded, adopt a grant project ordinance for the Clean Air Act Section 103 activities in the General Grant Fund (G001).
Staff Contact: Leslie Rhodes, LUESA - Air Quality Division
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County’s particulate matter (PM 2.5) network was established in 1997 and continues to be 100% funded with federal funds from a Clean Air Act (CAA), Section 103 grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The funding pays for two full-time air monitoring specialists, operations, maintenance, and replacement of monitoring equipment. The data collected represents concentrations over a wide area and determines Mecklenburg County’s compliance with national ambient air quality standards.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase of Federal revenue and associated expense up to $215,000 in the General Grants Fund (G001).