Cooperative Agreement DENA0004141

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the CFDA program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD), a non-profit organization. The grant will fund a nationwide program to improve technical capacity for radon risk reduction and advance the adoption of scientifically sound consensus standards for...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,879 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD), a subsidiary of Dynasil Corporation of America, to develop "DUAL-MODE NON-HYGROSCOPIC CERAMIC SCINTILLATORS FOR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING." This research project will focus on creating advanced radiation detection and measurement technologies, particularly in the area of specialized scintillator materials....

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) was awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.214). The grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, supports SCDES in providing regulatory compliance inspections, radiological material emergency response, and public outreach activities...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office supports research under the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (CFDA 97.130). The $298,839 project, awarded on September 30, 2024, aims to investigate the Raman signatures of transition metals in uranium dioxide, a potential component of a radiological dispersal device (RDD). The research will focus on the distribution of these transition metals...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) aims to ensure the safe and secure transportation of foreign research reactor spent nuclear fuel (FRR SNF) to the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina. The objective is to coordinate law enforcement services and response activities associated with the transportation of FRR SNF and domestic spent nuclear fuel within and through South Carolina. The grant recipient, the South Carolina Law...

The U.S. Office of the National Drug Control Policy awarded a $350,000 Project Grant (CFDA 95.010 - Congressional Directives) to Mississippi State University to implement a Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) on its campus. The CRP will utilize universal, selective, and indicated approaches to serve Mississippi State University students, with the goal of reducing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Key activities include: information dissemination through PSAs, brochures, digital signage, and...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $200,000.00, was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) with a period of performance from July 22, 2024 to April 21, 2025. The award was granted to Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD), a subsidiary of Dynasil Corporation of America, to support the development of autonomous radiation mapping technologies. RMD, a small business specializing in advanced radiation detection and imaging, will...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 awarded a $205,882 Project Grant to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under the "STATE PROGRAMS FOR CONTROL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS" (CFDA 66.820) federal grant program. The grant funds will be used by the state to develop their Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permit program, specifically for their five CCR landfills, and to maintain public records related to permitting and public participation. Key...

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) has been awarded a $450,938 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this grant is to support CDPHE's efforts to update Colorado's 2016 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP). Specifically, CDPHE will use the funding to contract with a third-party to draft the ISWMP update, oversee the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office under the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (CFDA 97.130) provides $300,000 in funding to establish a collaborative research program between the University of Iowa, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The goal is to create a forum for graduate students to gain expertise in nuclear and radiochemical sciences...