The agreement provides funding to NY health

EPA Region 2 awarded the New York State Department of Health $661,670 on October 1, 2025, under the State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants (SIRG) program (CFDA 66.032) to implement a statewide radon risk reduction program through September 30, 2028.

The recipient will design and deliver public information and education outreach on radon health effects, establish programs to control radon in existing and new structures, demonstrate radon mitigation methods and technologies, provide training and technical support, expand radon testing and mitigation in homes, schools, and other buildings, and identify best practices for radon-resistant construction and building code adoption. The department will compile information and materials from participating sub-grantees for submission to EPA, serve as liaison between EPA and sub-grantees, ensure sub-recipient reporting compliance, and make program knowledge and results available to EPA, the public, technical journals, and national radiation control meetings.

Performance occurs in New York. The award is a formula grant distributed under TSCA Section 306, conditioned on the recipient's demonstration of prior performance and alignment with EPA radon program goals. Assistance Type is Formula Grant.

The purpose of this toxic substances control act (tsca) 306 funded grant is to provide radon risk reduction that will result in increased radon testing, mitigation, and radon resistant new construction. Specifically, the recipient will compile the necessary information and materials from participating subgrantees for inclusion in the sirg application and submitting that application to EPA. The purpose of the award is to advance understanding and awareness of the health effects due to radon soil gas. #9642; conveying funds to subgrantees by entering into agreements with them, acting as liaison between EPA and the subgrantees. #9642; reporting to EPA in accordance with the conditions of the sirg and ensuring the subgrantees are providing the appropriate reports. #9642; ensuring that information and knowledge gathered as a result of program activities funded through this grant is made available to EPA, and where appropriate, to the public, to technical journals, and presented at national meetings of radiation control officials. #9642; reviewing the performance of subgrantees to ensure that they are completing their work and functioning in accordance with the terms of the grant. Activities:the recipient will implement a state or tribal radon program designed to support of radon related projects in homes, schools, and or other buildings, including 1) designing public information outreach, education; 2) programs to control radon in existing and new structures; 3) demonstration of radon mitigation methods and technologies; 4) providing training and technical support; 5) expanding radon testing, mitigation, and data collection in new and existing structures; and 6) identifying and spreading best practices for building homes and buildings radon resistant and adopting radon in building codes. The activities include compiling the necessary information and materials from participating subgrantees for inclusion in the sirg application and submitting that application to EPA. #9642; upon approval and awarding of the sirg, conveying funds to subgrantees by entering into agreements with them. #9642; acting as liaison between EPA and the subgrantees. #9642; reporting to EPA in accordance with the conditions of the sirg and ensuring the subgrantees are providing the appropriate reports. #9642; ensuring that information and knowledge gathered as a result of program activities funded through this grant is made available to EPA, and where appropriate, to the public, to technical journals, and presented at national meetings of radiation control officials. #9642; reviewing the performance of subgrantees to ensure that they are completing their work and functioning in accordance with the terms of the grant. Subrecipient:counties are better suited certain activities at the local level, such as counties that will encourage tracking of radon resistant new construction, building code adoption, and mitigation efforts will be implemented by sub-grantees. Specific timelines, outputs and outcomes will be required by grantee of sub-grantees. For some state level projects within their county, the grantee (berp) will provide counties with material support in the form of radon publications, technical assistance, low-cost radon detectors and results for their county. In addition, berp will conduct quarterly conference calls and an annual stakeholders meeting. These meetings will allow county and state representatives and other stakeholders to become familiar with each other's programs, exchange ideas and lessons learned regarding the effectiveness of different outreach approaches. Counties are equipped to respond locally with berp support as needed. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the annual report, stakeholder conference and radon measurement results. The expected outcomes include - adopting, or seeking to adopt, radon building codes FO