The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Alabama Department of Environmental Management a $25,145,975 Cooperative Agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) to support the state's continuing environmental programs from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Key activities to be performed under the award include issuing permits, conducting inspections, evaluating compliance, enforcement actions, monitoring, and data reporting across the bureaus of...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, provides $2,458,383 in partial funding to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to support the state's operation of Continuing Environmental Programs (CEPs). The CEPs covered under this multi-media grant include air quality, underground water source protection, water pollution control, and hazardous waste management....
This $25,429,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program supports the Alabama Department of Environmental Management's (ADEM) efforts to provide low-interest financing for water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. The funding will enable ADEM to offer loans to numerous sub-recipients, including municipalities and utilities, to finance the planning, design, and construction...
This $595,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program supports the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in expanding and enhancing its ambient air quality monitoring network. The key activities include: Establishing a new air monitoring station in Africatown, Alabama and relocating an...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support ADEM in developing a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or updating an existing plan in collaboration with local air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments across Alabama. Key activities include: Developing,...
This $170,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" supports the Alabama Department of Environmental Management's (ADEM) efforts to maintain fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring networks in Alabama. The primary objective is to collect quality-assured data on ambient air concentrations of PM2.5 as well as...
This $2.1 million cooperative agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality funds the state's continuing environmental programs under the Performance Partnership Grants program. Activities supported include issuing air, water, and land permits; inspections; compliance evaluation; technical assistance; data reporting; air quality monitoring; and enforcement actions. Expected outcomes are timely and appropriate...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $5,588,366 in federal funding and $200,000 in EPA in-kind services to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The funding supports FDEP's operation of continuing environmental programs in air, water, and hazardous waste management across Florida. Key activities include monitoring, inspections, permitting, and enforcement...
This Project Grant award of $233,660 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 supports the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in modernizing its permitting, compliance, and inventory processes for the Air Division. The funding will enable ADEM to implement the NVIRO software system, with contractor support from Windsor Solutions, to streamline data submission and processing for air permitting, stack testing, emissions inventories, and other air-related programs....
This $9,129,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program supports the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Capitalization Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program. The funding will provide low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients, such as municipalities and utilities, for water quality improvement and protection projects. Anticipated deliverables include the financing,...
This $3,260,409 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program supports the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in operating a variety of continuing environmental programs (CEPs) across Alabama. The CEPs covered under this multi-media grant include air, water, public water system supervision, underground injection control, nonpoint source management, and hazardous waste management, among others. Key activities to be performed include environmental monitoring, inspections, permitting, enforcement, and compliance support, as well as technical assistance to government and the private sector to reduce pollution. The award also funds sub-recipients for specific projects, such as beach monitoring, supplemental water monitoring, and administration of the underground injection control program. Expected outcomes include protection and restoration of water bodies, improved compliance with environmental regulations, and enhanced air and water quality standards. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029.