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.
Questions and answers
Submit questions about this grant to [email protected] with the subject line “Community Air Monitoring” no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Time on June 14, 2024.
MPCA employees cannot answer questions about this grant opportunity, and direct contact regarding this RFP with any MPCA personnel may result in disqualification.
Informational sessions
The MPCA hosted an online informational webinar for this RFP on April 25. The webinar served as an online training designed to assist applicants applying to the RFP, a rundown of the SWIFT system used for applications, and an overview of the RFP itself. View the recording.
Great Lakes TCTAC also hosted a website for this RFP in May. View the recording.
Resources and Tools
- MPCA Metro Community Air Monitoring Pilot Grant Program Quick Guide