UCAIR Grants Program

Geographic Scope: Utah

Program Status: Active annual program

Overview:
UCAIR's annual grants program provides funding to support projects that directly reduce pollutants and emissions, provide research on air quality impacts to Utah's health and economy, or create resources for communities and municipalities to use in local air quality improvement activities.

Program History

• Now in its sixth year (as of 2018)
• Has awarded 47 grants totaling more than $1 million dollars

Award Amount

• Average grant: $20,000 - $30,000
• Total awarded (2023-2024 cycle): $116,500 to six recipients

Eligible Applicants

• Private sector companies
• Government entities
• Educational institutions

Focus Areas & Examples of Funded Projects

• Idle-free technology for school buses
• Replacing 2-stroke engine machinery with 4-stroke or electric engines for small businesses and homeowners
• Statewide smoking vehicle hotline
• Clear the Air Challenge
• Electric vehicle infrastructure and readiness
• Zero-emission lawn care expansion
• Clean energy financing for multifamily affordable housing
• Electric utility cart/equipment replacement
• Electric cargo vehicles

Selection Criteria

Organizations are selected based on the measurable impact the program or project would provide toward reducing emissions at home, in the community, and at work.

Funding Source

• Private donations
• Grant recipients encouraged to match a percentage of grant amount
• 2023-2024 sponsors: Dominion Energy and Rio Tinto Kennecott

Contact Information

• Email: info@ucair.org
• Phone: 801-536-4218
• Website: https://www.ucair.org/ucair-grant/

Application Process

Where to Apply:
Applications available online at https://www.ucair.org/ucair-grant/

Application Materials:

• Full application (format not specified in provided materials)
• Letters of Intent (required as part of process)
• Grant recipients must provide mid-year and final reports

Selection Process:

• Applications reviewed by UCAIR Grants Committee
• Technical Committee of board works with executive director to administer program
• Board members receive materials including mid-year and final grant reports
• Recipients notified of awards and sign grant contracts

Post-Award Requirements:

• Grant recipients must comply with contract terms including timeline, press releases, inclusion of UCAIR logos, and mid-year and final reports
• Guidance provided to grant recipients on all issues
• UCAIR maintains correspondence with recipients throughout grant period