This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.701) program provides $112,000.00 to the Texas Department of State Health Services (TXDSHS) to conduct asbestos inspections at public and non-public schools in Texas. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The key activities funded under this grant include: Performing asbestos inspections at school campuses to...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $796,477 Formula Grant under the Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to implement air pollution control programs throughout the state. The grant funds activities such as air pollution data analysis and management, air pollution prevention, and other innovative approaches to reduce criteria and hazardous air pollutants. The intent is to broaden awareness of air quality...
This $112,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.701) program supports the Texas Department of State Health Services (TXDSHS) in developing and maintaining compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks to health or the environment associated with chemical substances or mixtures. Specifically, TXDSHS will conduct asbestos inspections at both public and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services a $756,122 Formula Grant under the Air Pollution Control Program Support program (CFDA 66.001) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Funds will support the state's efforts to implement air pollution control programs throughout Texas, including continuing development and implementation of stationary source regulations, promulgation and updating of enhanced mobile source...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) a $105,333 Project Grant under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701). The grant supports DSHS in conducting asbestos inspections at 144 public and non-public school campuses across Texas from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Inspections will assess compliance with asbestos regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services a $773,951 Formula Grant under the Air Pollution Control Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.001) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant will support the recipient's implementation of air pollution control programs throughout Texas, including activities such as control strategy development, ambient air quality and source modeling, emissions inventory,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services a $106,667 Project Grant under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.701). The grant funds will support the recipient in conducting asbestos inspections at charter, public, private non-profit, and religious schools to ensure compliance with asbestos regulations. Inspections may also be performed to meet requirements under the Model...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $331,464 in funding to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to operate continuing environmental programs focused on chemical safety and lead-based paint abatement. The key activities under this award include the administration and enforcement of Texas' lead-based paint accreditation program, training for individuals engaged...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $1,600,000 in funding to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. The key activities funded under this award include deploying two new ambient air monitoring sites, relocating an existing site,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701) provides $156,395.00 to the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards (DLS) to develop and maintain compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks to health or the environment associated with asbestos. The key activities include conducting 36 asbestos inspections at charter schools, public...