This agreement provides support to the state of rhode island department of health's (DOH) asbestos program in developing and maintaining compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate…

The State of Rhode Island Department of Health received a $160,667 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This grant funds the Rhode Island Department of Health's Asbestos Program to develop and maintain compliance monitoring activities that prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks to human health and the environment from asbestos and other regulated chemical substances within the state.

Under this agreement, the recipient will conduct asbestos inspections and compliance monitoring across charter schools, public schools, private non-profit schools, and religious schools to support Asbestos-in-Schools requirements. The program will also conduct inspections under the Model Accreditation Plan (MAP), TSCA Section 6 Ban and Phase Out Rule, and TSCA Asbestos Worker Protection Standards. Additionally, the grant supports regulatory activities to encourage Rhode Island communities to establish their own asbestos waiver programs and provides funding for enforcement activities related to EPA-waiver asbestos programs. The primary deliverables include conducting 120 asbestos inspections and compliance monitoring activities, providing technical assistance to local education agencies and the regulated community, and distributing education and outreach materials. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides support to the state of rhode island department of health's (DOH) asbestos program in developing and maintaining compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks to health or the environment associated with chemical substances or mixtures in their communities. The program's purpose is to protect human health and the environment. This agreement provides funds to implement and conduct asbestos inspections. Funds may also be used to encourage regulatory activities within the recipient's communities to establish their own asbestos program. The program's public purpose is to protect human health and the environment.activities:the recipient will implement a state program to conduct asbestos inspections at charter schools, public schools, private, non-profit schools, and religious schools in support of the asbestos-in-schools requirements. Recipients may also conduct inspections that fall under the model accreditation plan (map), tsca section 6 BAN and phase out rule, and the tsca asbestos worker protection standards. This program also encourages regulatory activities within the recipient's communities to establish their own programs for asbestos (waiver programs) and provides funds to support enforcement activities for asbestos waiver state programs. Recipients that have obtained an EPA waiver from the asbestos regulation (subpart e of part 763) also have enforcement responsibilities.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables of this assistance agreement include: (1) conduct 120 asbestos inspections and compliance monitoring activities, (2) provide technical assistance to local education agencies (leas) and the regulated community, and (3) distribute education and outreach. Anticipated outcomes of this assistance agreement are to prevent illness or disease that may be caused by environmental threats, both natural and human-made, and to reduce or eliminate harmful environmental exposures to asbestos by applying sound science and regulation to assess and minimize risk. Intended beneficiaries of this program include families and residents living in rhode island.