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Air Quality Grants and Permitting

These programs support the prevention and control of air pollution at the state and local level. Grants are provided for program implementation and research and development. Permits are issued to manage pollution from new and existing facilities.

Rating

What This Rating Means

NOT PERFORMING
Ineffective

Programs receiving this rating are not using your tax dollars effectively. Ineffective programs have been unable to achieve results due to a lack of clarity regarding the program's purpose or goals, poor management, or some other significant weakness.
  • Performance measures have been established for these programs. The measures track progress on permit processing and improvements in air quality. Because they are largely new measures, data demonstrating results are limited at this time.
  • Funding distribution formulas and policies are outdated and are in need of review. It is not clear that the current grant allocation methods for program implementation funding or for air pollution monitoring efforts are adequate.
  • The programs do not currently have efficiency measures. While discrete changes have been made to improve efficiency, such as the establishment of a national-level contract for certain grantee equipment purchases, the overall efficiency of the programs has not been measured.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Ensuring the quality, efficiency, and compliance of state permitting programs.
  • Improving grant allocation process to ensure resources are suitably targeted given current conditions.
  • Developing efficiency measures that assess programs' progress.

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