The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $850,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). The purpose of this grant is to enhance Maine DEP's brownfields response program and support the state's efforts to (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective state...
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was awarded $888,000 under the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1's State and Tribal Response Program Grants for fiscal year 2022. This project grant will support Maine DEP's Brownfields 128(a) Program, which aims to survey, inventory, and remediate brownfield sites throughout the state from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Key activities include timely identification and assessment of potentially contaminated properties to...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) a $878,000 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Funding will support MEDEP's efforts to enhance its Brownfields response program and meet the requirements of CERCLA Section 128(a), including performing timely site inventories and assessments, providing oversight of response...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $183,933 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809). This funding supports non-site-specific activities that facilitate the state's implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Key activities include program management and supervision, inter-agency...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $183,933 project grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will support the Department's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable the Department to conduct activities such as program...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 provides $137,947 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) to support non-site-specific activities related to implementing the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The funded activities include program management, inter-agency coordination, fiscal and contract management, legal assistance, and administrative support. These efforts are intended to...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide funding to the Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission to conduct eligible brownfield assessment-related activities in 39 communities across York, Cumberland, and Oxford counties in Maine. The activities are expected to include conducting up to 10...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $348,093 Project Grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will support the recipient's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Key activities include program management, inter-agency coordination on all CERCLA response phases, and maintaining...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $897,850 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Bangor City Hall Finance Division under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the city's efforts to conduct remediation activities at a brownfield site in Bangor, Maine, as authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(3). Key activities include hiring a qualified environmental professional to perform...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $290,000 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Penobscot Indian Nation. The purpose of this one-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 30, 2025, is to enhance the tribe's brownfields response program. Key activities include conducting site inventories, providing public involvement, overseeing cleanup plans, and assessing and remediating two...