The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) a $364,773 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) federal grant program. This funding supports NDEE's program to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in Nebraska's rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater through December 2023. Specifically, NDEE will conduct comprehensive source water monitoring by collecting...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy a $157,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454). The grant will fund the department's water quality planning activities through September 2023, including reviewing, drafting, and issuing water quality standards and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. It will also support updating Continuing Planning Process documents,...
This $4.28 million formula grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 supports the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy's (NDEE) implementation of the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460). The grant provides funding from October 2021 through September 2026 to carry out NDEE's nonpoint source pollution management plan. This includes implementing best management practices, education and outreach, technology transfer, demonstration projects, and...
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) received a $4,281,667 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). This 5-year grant supports NDEE's implementation of its Nonpoint Source Management Plan, which focuses on reducing water pollution from nonpoint sources in watersheds across Nebraska. Key activities include providing technical assistance, financial assistance, education,...
This $4,066,667 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) provides funding to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to implement its Nonpoint Source Management Plan. The grant supports a variety of projects and activities that aim to protect, maintain, and improve water quality in Nebraska, including the use of best management practices (BMPs) to reduce nonpoint...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded $1,489,333 to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy through the State Public Water System Supervision Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.432) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy will deliver several key products and services to ensure safe drinking water for Nebraska residents. This includes developing and enforcing state drinking water...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,831,750 Formula Grant under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to support planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects. The grant provides funding for NDEE to issue subawards to local municipalities in Nebraska for overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects. The anticipated...
This $28,371,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. 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 Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to implement projects and activities that address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS and manganese, in drinking water for small or disadvantaged communities. The key products and...
This $800,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to carry out its program for maintaining, protecting, and improving the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the state. Key activities include water quality monitoring and assessment,...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program, allocates $5,011,200.00 to the Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (NDEE) to establish a revolving loan fund for water quality improvement and protection projects. Through this grant, NDEE will offer low-interest financing to various sub-recipients, including the City of Valentine and the Village of Mullen, to fund critical...