Provide financial assistance to the kansas department of health and environment hazardous waste management program.activities:the activities to be performed are: hazardous waste identification,…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Kansas Department of Health and Environment $1,163,605 on January 1, 2026, under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support formula grant (CFDA 66.801).

The award funds the state's ongoing hazardous waste management program through December 31, 2026. Activities include hazardous waste identification; regulations governing generators, transporters, and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities; recycling and universal waste management; land disposal restrictions; permitting of treatment, storage, and disposal facilities including combustion facilities; corrective action activities to remediate hazardous waste contamination; enforcement of hazardous waste regulations; and compliance assistance. The recipient assumes primary responsibility for implementing the hazardous waste management program statewide and for ongoing regulation development.

The anticipated outcomes focus on reducing waste generation and minimizing hazardous waste production. Direct beneficiaries are Kansas residents. No sub-recipients are included in this assistance agreement.

Place of performance is Kansas.

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The purpose of this agreement is to provide financial assistance to the kansas department of health and environment hazardous waste management program.activities:the activities to be performed are: hazardous waste identification, regulations governing hazardous waste generators, transporters, treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFS), recycling and universal wastes, land disposal restrictions, permitting of treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, including combustion facilities. Will also participate in corrective action activities to clean up hazardous waste contamination, enforcement of hazardous waste regulations, compliance assistance, and assuming primary responsibility for implementing the hazardous waste management program, including ongoing regulation development. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes are to reduce waste generation and minimize hazardous waste production. The direct beneficiaries of this program include the state of kansas residents.