{"id":2459,"date":"2026-04-08T22:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:44:46","slug":"epa-wildfire-grant-april-15th-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/?p=2459","title":{"rendered":"EPA Wildfire Grant &#8211; April 15th Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">Dear School Business Professionals,<br \/>\nBelow, please find information regarding the EPA Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant and the upcoming application window deadline. Fund Clean Air&#8211; EPA Wildfire Grant &#8211; April 15th Deadline The Opportunity: EPA Grant EPA-OAR-ORIA-25-03<br \/>\nThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened the Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant.<br \/>\n*   Targeted Funding: This grant specifically funds the &#8220;deployment of portable air cleaners&#8221; and HVAC upgrades. *   The Deadline: The application window is short, with a &#8220;short fuse&#8221; deadline of April 15, 2026. *   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/grants\/wildfire-smoke-preparedness-community-buildings\">www.epa.gov\/grants\/wildfire-smoke-preparedness-community-buildings<\/a><br \/>\n?  &#8220;The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $13,580,000. ?  Funded projects will have up to a 3-year project period. ?  Individual awards are expected to range from $350,000 to $2,500,000 total.&#8221; Request<br \/>\n1.  Evaluate\/Assess current classroom filtration to meet the 5 ACH standard. 2.  Commit to meeting the CDPH and CDC 5 ACH standard as a district-wide health priority. Apply immediately for the EPA Wildfire Smoke Preparedness Grant to secure the federal funding needed to bring high-performance air purifiers to every classroom.<br \/>\nRegards,<br \/>\nSchool Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office <a href=\"https:\/\/sbasweb.sbceo.org\">sbasweb.sbceo.org<\/a><br \/>\nNote: This message was sent on behalf of the School Business Advisory Services Team. Please do not respond to this message. Replies will be routed to an unmonitored mailbox.<br \/>\nTo unsubscribe, click here&lt;<a href=\"mailto:sbasfinance@sbceo.org?subject=Unsubscribe\">mailto:<a href=\"mailto:sbasfinance@sbceo.org?subject=Unsubscribe\">sbasfinance@sbceo.org?subject=Unsubscribe<\/a><\/a>&gt;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear School Business Professionals, Below, please find information regarding the&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/?p=2459\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">EPA Wildfire Grant &#8211; April 15th Deadline<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-escape"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.sbceo.org\/memos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}