This agreement provides funding for the operation of the washington state department of commerce's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Washington State Department of Commerce a $390,742 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

The funding supports Washington's continued administration of state certification, accreditation, compliance and enforcement programs for entities conducting lead-based paint activities, renovation work, and pre-renovation education. Specifically, the Department of Commerce will enforce regulations pertaining to lead exposure reduction under the Toxic Substances Control Act as well as ensure pre-renovation education requirements are met under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act. The goal is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Washington by ensuring compliance with relevant environmental laws and regulations. No subawards are associated with this cooperative agreement award.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the washington state department of commerce's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between washington state department of commerce and EPA.activities:section 404(g) of tsca authorizes EPA to make grants to states and tribes to undertake compliance and enforcement activities where there are approved state or tribal programs to administer and enforce standards and regulations pertaining to lead exposure reduction. Specifically, tsca section 402 pertains to lead-based paint activities (including abatement and renovation), training and certification and SCA section 406 pertains to pre-renovation education, including the dissemination of a lead hazard information pamphlet. Unlike tsca section 28(a), there is no state matching requirement. An approved program must be at least as protective as the federal standards set forth in 40 CFR part 745.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:washington state department of commerce requests funding support under 404G of tsca for the administration of a state certification, accreditation, compliance and enforcement program for persons engaged in lead-based paint activities, renovation and pre-renovation work. The goal of washington's lead program is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in washington by ensuing and enforcing compliance with the lead environmental laws and regulations. Washington state has been authorized to run the lead abatement, renovation, repair and painting and the pre-renovation education programs. This funding supports the washington state authorized lead programs.