The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,043,000 Formula Grant under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418) to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). This grant provides funding for projects designed to address emerging contaminants, including substances and microorganisms that may pose new or re-emerging risks to human health and the environment. The grant will support the establishment of a local...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $8,834,314 Formula Grant to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418). The grant will fund the construction of nine green infrastructure projects in Washington, D.C. to reduce stormwater runoff and prevent pollution in local waterways. Key activities include upgrading stormwater ponds, restoring degraded outfalls, installing...
This $2,459,711 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) provides funding to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DC DOEE) to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in drinking water. The key activities include establishing an accredited emerging...
This $12,862,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program will provide funding to the District of Columbia, Department of Energy and Environment (DC DOEE) for the construction of nine green infrastructure projects to control stormwater runoff and prevent pollution in local waterways. Key project activities include the restoration of 18,000 linear feet of incised stream and 21 outfalls,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment a $1,985,000 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) to implement the jurisdiction's nonpoint source pollution management program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The grant funds three main initiatives. First, $1,181,000 will support nonpoint source implementation projects conducted by the grantee and subrecipients,...
This $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to help District of Columbia cleaning service providers transition to safer and eco-certified cleaning products. The grant, awarded to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on January 1, 2024, aims to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities by reducing waste, workplace...
This $1,038,292 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DC DOEE) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of the District's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include inspections of NPDES permitted facilities, TMDL development, permit...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $164,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) to the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) of Washington, D.C. The grant funds will support DOEE's Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Partnership (AWRP), which provides administrative, planning, and technical support to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) for watershed management and restoration activities in the...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) provides $645,000 to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to support the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The primary activity to be performed is the construction of the Fort Dupont Stream and Wetland Restoration, Phase II project....
This $100,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 supports the District of Columbia's water quality management planning program under the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454). The program aims to increase public awareness and understanding of water quality protection and improvement through a variety of activities conducted by both the District government and subrecipients. These activities include watershed assessment, NPDES...