The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has been awarded a $206,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Office 1, funded in part by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The grant is provided under CFDA 66.454, the Water Quality Management Planning program, which assists state and interstate entities in carrying out water quality planning initiatives. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: (1)...
This $18,324,000.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program will provide low-interest financing to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to fund water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. The key activities under this grant include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible water infrastructure projects, such as wastewater treatment facility upgrades,...
This is a Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program. The $6,578,400.00 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, funds a capitalization grant for the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank's Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The key products and services delivered through this funding include providing low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients for eligible water quality improvement and protection...
This Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 provides $12.8 million to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. The funding will capitalize Rhode Island's CWSRF program from October 2021 through October 2028 to provide low-interest financing to subrecipients for water quality improvement and protection projects. Subrecipients, such as the Narragansett Bay Commission, will use financing for planning,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $870,472 Project Grant under CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). The grant funding will be used to maintain and upgrade the state's entire air monitoring network, as well as establish a new multipollutant monitoring site in a disadvantaged community in Woonsocket, Rhode...
This $12.8 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water State Revolving Fund program provides funding to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank for capitalization of the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund through January 2028. The grant aims to establish and manage an effective comprehensive CWSRF program to improve and protect water quality and public health by providing low-interest financing to recipients for eligible water quality improvement and...
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) was awarded a $745,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817). The purpose of this grant is to enhance RIDEM's Brownfields Response Program capacity to meet the statutory elements of an effective state response program, including timely site inventory, oversight and enforcement, public involvement, and cleanup plan approval and...
This $624,928 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) assists the State of Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) to develop and implement a comprehensive public water system supervision program. Key activities include: Developing and enforcing state drinking water regulations, maintaining a drinking water system inventory, managing compliance data, providing technical...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) provides $209,606.00 in funding to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant supports RIDEM's efforts to participate in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) program by funding core activities such...
This $1,133,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MassDEP) water quality management planning activities. Key deliverables include: (1) Development of watershed-based plans (WBPs) to support water quality improvement and protection, including for future Section 319 projects. (2) Determination of water quality issues and...