This $109,038 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 supports the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's (RIDEM) response program activities under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA #66.809). The funding will allow RIDEM to conduct activities that are not assignable to specific Superfund sites but support the state's overall response efforts under the Comprehensive Environmental...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $198,690 Project Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809). The funding supports RIDEM's implementation of activities related to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) that are not assignable to specific sites, including program management and supervision,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management $168,998 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) federal grant program for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The funding will support the recipient's response program and activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act that are not assignable to specific sites,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). The purpose of this award is to enhance RIDEM's Brownfields Response Program to meet the statutory requirements of an effective state response program, as outlined in CERCLA Section 128(a)(2). Key activities under this grant include conducting site inventories,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management $795,000 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) federal Project Grant for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support RIDEM's Brownfield response program, which includes timely inventory and assessment of potentially contaminated brownfield sites. It will also fund oversight of cleanup response actions to ensure the...
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management a $785,000 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. Through this award, the Rhode Island DEM will enhance the state's Brownfields response program capacity and carry out planning, assessment, and cleanup activities for brownfield sites across Rhode Island from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the Rhode Island DEM will...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), provides $3,000,000 in funding to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the state. Key activities include conducting a greenhouse gas inventory, setting emissions reduction targets, identifying quantified mitigation measures, and analyzing...
This $944,618 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to strengthen community connections and build understanding of environmental justice concerns in the Upper Narragansett Bay watershed. Key activities include training a cohort of staff from community-based...
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...