The purpose of this assistance agreement is to support the state of louisiana's air, rcra, water and multipurpose grant programs

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a $13,615,948 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The purpose of this assistance agreement is to support Louisiana's air, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, water and multipurpose grant programs through activities including planning, modeling, monitoring, and quality assurance for the air program; controlling hazardous waste generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal for the RCRA program; and improving water quality through monitoring and restoring impaired waterbodies for the Clean Water Act 106 program. Deliverables include purchasing equipment for the air program and improving air, water and land quality in Louisiana through these activities. Beneficiaries are Louisiana residents.

Activities include planning, modeling, monitoring, quality assurance activities for the air program, controlling the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes for the rcra program, improving water quality through monitoring and taking actions to restore impaired waterbodies for the CWA 106 program and purchasing equipment that will be used for the louisiana department of environmental quality air program. Deliverables and outcomes include improved air, water and land quality. The beneficiaries of the PPG assistance agreement include the residents and occupants of the state of louisiana.