Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings

Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings

This program provides grants for the assessment, prevention, control, or abatement of wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings and related activities. These grants are intended to support activities that will reduce indoor exposure to pollutants in wildfire smoke and, in turn, reduce the public health burden of wildfire smoke exposure.

Details

• Agency: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
• Administrator: Direct federal
• Instrument: Competitive/Discretionary Grant
• Status: Active: Accepting applications

Eligible Uses

Projects should support smoke readiness planning, outreach and training for smoke readiness, indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring, deployment of portable air cleaners, identification and preparation of cleaner air spaces or shelters, significant improvements to buildings such as upgrading and repairing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units or systems and weatherization. Activities may include research, demonstrations, technical assistance, training, education and/or outreach components. Applications must focus on assisting public buildings or buildings that serve the public.