Cooperative Agreement W912DR1920001

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) received a $775,000 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.802). The five-year award will fund DEQ's program to conduct site characterization activities such as preliminary assessments and site inspections at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites. DEQ will address current...

This $700,189 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program supports the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) in enhancing the state's wetlands protection and management capabilities. Key products and services to be delivered include: Assessing the impact of the Supreme Court's recent Sackett decision on the jurisdictional boundaries of wetlands along Virginia's state...

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will receive $890,231 under a cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 to support decision-making and public education regarding high value aquatic resources in Virginia through enhancements to the Wetlands Condition Assessment Tool. Specifically, the Department will deliver automated permitting forms, linkage of assessment calculators to wetland polygons, incorporation of environmental justice data,...

The Florida Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc. will provide natural resource support services on Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia through a $495,409 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Installation and Mission Support Center Civil Engineer Center. The award funds conservation and rehabilitation efforts under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005)...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 supports the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) in reviewing and overseeing EPA-led remedial actions at Superfund sites in Virginia. Specifically, VDEQ will conduct sampling investigations, monitor site activities, review technical documents, attend meetings, and coordinate with EPA and the public under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $142,857.14 Cooperative Agreement under its Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to conduct scientifically defensible surveys of selected macroinvertebrate fauna and flora at Joint Base Langley Eustis in Virginia. The goal of the 2-year project is to provide natural resource personnel with essential data to support environmental planning and compliance with...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality a $2 million cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award will fund brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in the Virginia towns of Appalachia, Blackstone, Emporia, and Newport News from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. Specifically, the Department will...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality a $300,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for brownfield sites in the state...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA Program 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, provides $1,130,866.00 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to deliver an innovative partnership solution addressing insufficient technical assistance capacity identified by the NRCS and many partners. The award, effective September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2026, will...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Mount Rogers Planning District Commission under the Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The agreement will fund the recipient to perform inventory, characterization, and assessment activities for brownfield sites in Marion, Virginia and Wytheville, Virginia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the...