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 Washington State Department of Commerce is receiving a $425,895 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. This funding supports the administration of the state's certification, accreditation, compliance, and enforcement program for activities related to lead-based paint, renovation, and pre-renovation work. The goal is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Washington by ensuring and enforcing compliance with lead environmental laws and regulations. The state has been authorized to run the lead abatement, renovation, repair, painting, and pre-renovation education programs. This federal grant enables the Washington Department of Commerce to continue operating these critical environmental programs while providing greater flexibility to address the state's highest priorities, improve environmental performance, and strengthen the partnership between the state and EPA.

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.