Apply for the EPIC Air Quality Fund with Airqoon
$50–75K USD over 18 months to deploy open PM2.5 monitoring networks that drive national clean air policy. As an official OpenAQ data provider, Airqoon meets the fund's open data sharing requirements and has a proven track record in municipal and governmental deployments.
What is the EPIC Air Quality Fund?
Managed by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, the EPIC Air Quality Fund supports organizations expanding access to open PM2.5 data in under-monitored regions — with the goal of reaching 1 billion people by 2030.
Who Can Apply
Government entities, universities, NGOs, and organizations in 83 priority countries with high PM2.5 data gaps. Must be legally authorized to receive US institutional funds.
What You Receive
$50K–$75K USD for 18 months of PM2.5 monitoring. Projects demonstrating national policy impact may be renewed up to 2 additional cycles.
What's Required
Generate and openly share outdoor, stationary PM2.5 data over 12 months. All data must be publicly accessible under open data sharing requirements.
Why Apply with Airqoon?
Airqoon meets the EPIC Air Quality Fund's open data sharing requirements. Our monitors and data platform are built for exactly this kind of deployment — and we have the field experience to back it up.
Validated Data Quality
Our sensors are validated through independent colocation studies with leading universities and the Ministry of Environment, aligned with CEN/TS 17660 and EPA guidelines. Field-proven in extreme heat, sub-zero cold, and high-concentration industrial environments.
Open Data Platform
Lens, our cloud-based environmental intelligence platform, fully supports EPIC's open data sharing requirements with real-time public API access and open dashboards.
Built for Any Environment
Proven reliable in the harshest conditions — from cement plants and mining perimeters to extreme desert heat and freezing winters — so your EPIC network runs year-round without interruption.
End-to-End Support
From network design and site selection to technician training and ongoing maintenance — we support your team through every phase of your EPIC-funded project.
Your Data Infrastructure, Ready from Day One
The EPIC fund requires open, publicly accessible PM2.5 data over 12 months. Lens is our environmental intelligence platform purpose-built to meet these requirements — giving your team real-time network oversight, open data access, and automated reporting out of the box.
Real-Time Network Dashboard
Centralized oversight of your entire sensor network — PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3 and more. Interactive maps, wind field visualization, and multi-station comparison from a single screen.
Automated Alarms & Alerts
Configurable threshold monitoring with instant notifications via email and in-app alerts. Supports Turkish, EEA, US-EPA, and Malaysian AQI standards with full audit logging.
Open Data & Public Access
Your data flows directly to OpenAQ — the world's largest open air quality data platform — as well as through Lens public dashboards and API access. EPIC's open data sharing requirements are met from the moment your network goes live.
Reporting & Data Export
Generate structured reports with embedded air quality data, export telemetry in CSV/Excel formats, and access historical trends — essential for EPIC progress reporting and regulatory compliance.
Multi-Tenant for Public Sector
Multiple organizations — municipalities, regional authorities, environmental agencies — each operate within their own secure tenant with dedicated dashboards, user management, and bilingual support.
AI-Powered Intelligence
Ask questions about air quality trends in plain language. AI-assisted reporting generates narrative summaries from complex datasets — making environmental data accessible to decision-makers and communications teams.
Hybrid Network Support
Already have reference-grade analyzers or sensors from other manufacturers? Lens integrates data from multiple device types and communication protocols under a single interface — so you can consolidate existing monitoring infrastructure alongside new Airqoon deployments without needing separate vendor dashboards.
Interactive Map with Wind Fields
Real-time station map with AQI color coding and wind direction visualization across your entire network.
Trend Analysis & Heatmaps
Multi-pollutant historical trends with zone comparison heatmaps for identifying patterns and policy insights.
AI-Generated Reports
Automated monthly reports with spatial analysis, pollutant trends, and narrative insights — generated in your preferred language.
Trusted by Municipalities, Governments & Researchers
Airqoon already powers air quality monitoring networks for local authorities, metropolitan municipalities, and governmental bodies — the exact stakeholders the EPIC fund is designed to support.
TemizHavaHakkı — Ambient Air Monitoring
Partnered with the clean air rights NGO TemizHavaHakkı to deploy community-driven ambient air quality monitoring, empowering citizens with transparent, open PM2.5 data for local advocacy and policy engagement.
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality
City-wide air quality monitoring across Türkiye's fourth largest city — operating reliably through hot summers and cold, high-humidity winters. Dense sensor coverage supplements official reference stations for neighborhood-level insights.
Ministry of Environment, Türkiye
Collaborative validation program with the national Ministry of Environment. Independent colocation studies confirming sensor performance against reference-grade equipment — including deployments near high-concentration industrial sources such as cement and mining facilities.
University Research Partnerships
Ongoing data validation collaborations with leading universities. Sensor performance independently verified through colocation studies aligned with CEN/TS 17660 and EPA performance targets.
How to Get Started
From first conversation to funded deployment — here's how Airqoon helps you through the EPIC application process.
Talk to Our Team
Discuss your monitoring goals, target region, and network design. We'll help you scope a project that fits the EPIC fund criteria.
Get a Tailored Quote
Receive a detailed equipment and service proposal that you can include directly in your EPIC application as a budget justification.
Submit Your Application
Apply through the EPIC portal by April 30, 2026. Reference Airqoon as your equipment provider in your proposal.
Deploy & Monitor
Once funded, we ship, install, and configure your network. Your data flows openly through Lens from day one.
Ready to Bring Clean Air Data to Your Community?
Applications close April 30, 2026. Talk to our team today to scope your project and get a quote for your EPIC fund application.