GRANT: Air Quality Grant FY2020-21

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The purpose of the Air Quality Grant Scheme is to incentivise LAs to improve air quality in areas most in need of improvement and identify projects which are likely to have the greatest environmental impact. Clean air is vital for people’s health and the environment. Tackling all sources of air pollution is essential for making sure our cities and towns are welcoming places for people to live and work in, now and in the future. Whilst the majority of LA Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) are declared because of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution associated with road transport, there are also AQMAs which have been declared because of particulate matter (PM). Only eligible LAs can apply for the Air Quality Grant Scheme: • All English LAs are eligible to submit Applications relating to measures primarily dealing with Particulate Matter (PM). • English LAs are eligible to submit Applications relating to measures dealing with NO2, with the exception of a) LAs that are in the process of developing a local NO2 Plan following the receipt of a Ministerial Direction under the 2017 Plan for tackling roadside NO2 concentrations; b) LAs that have completed a local NO2 Plan and have been directed to carry out further measures as a result of that local Plan. (Note these exceptions are for LAs directed to develop a full local plan only. LAs who have carried out Targeted Feasibility Studies only are eligible to apply for NO2 related projects under the grant.)