Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025

This bill creates a grant program at the EPA to help communities protect people from wildland fire smoke. Local and tribal air agencies can apply for funds to set up “cleaner air space” programs. These programs must partner with a community group, open at least one clean air center in a public building, share easy how‑to materials, and give air filtration units to certain households at no cost. A clean air center is one or more clean air rooms designed to keep harmful smoke levels as low as possible during smoke events .

Each grant can be up to $3 million, and at least one grant must go to a Tribal air agency. Programs must advertise the clean air center during smoke events; hand out at least 1,000 air filtration units plus one replacement filter per unit; and later survey recipients to learn what worked and what didn’t. The EPA must report to Congress within three years with results and recommendations. The bill authorizes $30 million for fiscal years 2026–2028, with up to 10% for program administration .

Key points

• Who is affected: Residents in areas at risk from wildland fire smoke; low‑resource households receiving air filters; Tribal communities; local air agencies and community groups running the programs .
• What changes: Grants to create clean air centers, distribute at least 1,000 free air filtration units with one replacement filter each, share simple instructions, advertise services, and collect feedback through surveys.
• When: EPA report due within three years of enactment; funding available for 2026–2028.