£5 million boost for local authorities to tackle air pollution Air Quality Grants awarded across England to fund local projects for cleaner air From: 9 March 2021 Local authorities across England have been granted more than £5 million in government funding to deliver innovative projects to improve air quality. The money, from the government’s Air Quality Grant, helps councils develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of dirty air on people’s health. More than double the funding awarded in 2020 has been made available for this year’s grant, meaning a raft of particularly strong applications are being supported.