Cooperative Agreement 00A00060

The University of Maine System, through its University of Southern Maine division, has been awarded a $3,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will enable the New England Environmental Finance Center (NEEFC) to continue and expand its Technical Assistance Network in the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) region. Key...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under CFDA 66.309 "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training and Special Purpose Activities Relating to Environmental Justice", will fund the University of Connecticut (UConn) to build capacity in underserved and rural/remote communities across New England to address environmental and energy justice concerns. The $6M award supports the establishment of a New England Environmental...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,051,574 Cooperative Agreement to the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) under the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grants program (CFDA 66.203). The central goal of this award is to establish a National Environmental Finance Center that will provide direct technical assistance to 45 underserved and disadvantaged communities, particularly those that have not previously accessed federal infrastructure funding, to help them...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,799,936 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Finance Center Grants program (CFDA 66.203) to Syracuse University to provide direct technical assistance and capacity building to help under-resourced and under-represented municipalities, Native Nations, and water utilities in EPA Region 2 access federal and state funding, including Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding, for projects that address clean and safe water...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grants program (CFDA 66.203) provides $499,999 in funding to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (doing business as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research) to deliver technical assistance and capacity building support to underserved communities in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor. The key products and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Strafford Regional Planning Commission (SRPC), doing business as Sealand MPO, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). This funding will support SRPC in conducting a range of eligible brownfield assessment-related activities in 18 communities across three counties in southeastern New Hampshire....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) to Groundwork Southcoast Inc. The funding will support environmental activities in the environmental justice communities of New Bedford and Fall River, Massachusetts. Key project activities include: Hiring a full-time Programs Director to oversee Groundwork Southcoast's workforce development...

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Financial Assistance For Community Support Activities To Address Environmental Justice Issues program (CFDA 66.614) supports the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts and its community partner, Old Bedford Village Development, a nonprofit organization in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Through this project, Old Bedford Village Development will directly engage local residents in New Bedford to increase...

This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund the Town of Newport, New Hampshire to conduct brownfield remediation activities. Specifically, the award will enable the Town to clean up one brownfield site, create a community involvement plan and administrative record, and submit quarterly progress reports. The...

The University of New Mexico received a $6,000,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water - Funding Office under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446). The grant provides funding for the Southwest Environmental Finance Center (SW EFC) to deliver training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal communities. Key activities include community outreach, project development, capacity...