Cooperative Agreement U61TS000251

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded Libby Public Schools a $465,600 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA #66.818) program. The funding will support remediation of hazardous building materials including lead-based paint and non-asbestiform asbestos at the former Asa Wood School site in Libby, Montana. By cleaning up contamination at the brownfield property, the cooperative agreement...

This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 provides $105,333 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701). LDEQ will conduct asbestos inspections at public and non-public schools in Louisiana to support asbestos hazard requirements. Specific activities include outreach to schools on asbestos hazards, responding to asbestos complaints, compliance...

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) was awarded a $1,419,684 cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under CFDA 93.283, Investigations and Technical Assistance. The 4-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will enable DPHHS to implement the "Advancing Health Equity in Asthma Control Through EXHALE Strategies in Montana" program. Through this funding, DPHHS will focus activities on high-burden and high-risk...

The State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) was awarded a $4,018,665 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The funding will support Montana's response to the MPOX and H5N1 public health crises, utilizing a syndemic approach to ensure adequate resources are available for critical response activities. DPHHS will...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $1,833,082 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant to the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority on April 15, 2024. The grant supports a comprehensive effort to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing within the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. Key activities include lead inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $272,994 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to Lewis and Clark County, Montana. This grant provides funding for the county to implement institutional controls, conduct soil sampling, and support administrative activities to mitigate lead exposure and prevent recontamination at the East Helena Superfund site. Key deliverables include outreach...

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) was awarded a $152,832 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based (CFDA 93.940) program. The grant will fund the Montana 2025 Tuberculosis Control and Prevention Program from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The program aims to ensure tuberculosis (TB) cases are found and treated, contact investigations are conducted, and high-risk...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $125,873 Project Grant under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701) to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The funding will support LDEQ's efforts to reduce public exposure to asbestos hazards in Louisiana's public and non-public elementary and secondary schools. Key activities include conducting 67 asbestos management plan (AMP) inspections, investigating...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) received a $112,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701). This funding supports LDEQ in developing and maintaining compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks to human health or the environment associated with asbestos in schools. Specifically, LDEQ will conduct asbestos inspections at...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation under CFDA 66.044 - Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program, will fund the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to enhance community wildfire smoke preparedness. Key activities include: Engaging partners to increase wildfire smoke awareness and create a clean air shelter recognition program in six communities Developing...