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The Community Advisory Council works with the Board of Directors and Executive Officer to review and resolve air quality issues.

Learn about the Air District's jurisdiction, view interactive maps of its boundaries, and explore local outreach programs.

Learn about a grant program that provides funding for community-based projects in the areas most impacted by air pollution in our region.

The Air District is Launching a New Scholarship for Community-Rooted College Students.

Learn about the Air District’s newly established Community Investments Office and the plan to implement programs that direct funding to communities most impacted by air pollution.

Learn about a program that will award grant funding to help accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles and equipment operated in West Oakland and surrounding areas.

The Air District's Board of Directors has approved the grant guidelines for the Local Community Benefits Fund, marking a major milestone for the Bay Reinvesting Penalties for Air Improvement and Resilience program, or Bay REPAIR program. The program will begin accepting grant applications on Jan. 29, 2026, opening a new opportunity for community-led projects that reduce air pollution, improve public health and strengthen community resilience in Benicia, Richmond and surrounding communities.

The Air District is offering grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofit partners and community-based organizations to support and sponsor community-based solutions that address air pollution while also helping reduce our global climate impact. 

Frequently Asked Questions from the Community Advisory Council to Air District staff

Learn about the Community Advisory Council's accomplishments.

Learn about the Air District’s Community Health Protection Program to implement Assembly Bill 617.

Learn about the Path to Clean Air’s past and upcoming meetings, events and recordings.

Learn about Community Advisory Council informational trainings. 

The Air District is accepting applications for grant funding for projects that reduce toxic air emissions and ozone-forming pollutants from older, polluting diesel engines through the Community Health Protection Grant Program.

The Air District's Board of Directors has voted to approve funding for several key grant programs focused on reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases in the Bay Area.

The Air District is offering $6 million in grant funding to public agencies to support projects that improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing vehicle trips and miles traveled in the Bay Area. 

The CARE Program unites government, communities, and businesses to address areas of concentrated air pollution and related public health effects in the Bay Area.

Learn about the public health effects of air pollution.

Learn how to apply to become a member of the Air District's Community Advisory Council.

Learn about Owning Our Air: The West Oakland Community Action Plan.