The MPCA requests proposals from eligible applicants to run a community air monitoring pilot grant program. Eligible applicants include community nonprofits and partnering organizations who will develop a network of neighborhood air monitors in the Twin Cities metro area. Partnerships with other entities to achieve all aspects of the project are expected. The MPCA will prioritize projects that are in environmental justice communities, have extensive community engagement, and use a variety of sensors to gather data on a variety of pollutants. This grant is designed to monitor air quality on a neighborhood scale (with deployment of fixed continuous monitoring sensors as dense as is reasonably possible and mobile sensors deployed such that they cover each block within the network) in communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution, to engage those communities in outreach and cooperation, and to provide data to the MPCA that can help with decision making.
Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Time on June 28, 2024.