The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $107,000 Solid Waste Management Grant to Ne Resource Recovery (doing business as Nrra), a non-profit organization, to conduct projects aimed at increasing construction and demolition (C&D) debris recovery and diversion from landfills in New Hampshire. The grant funded activities such as convening stakeholder summits, providing public education materials on reuse, researching feasibility studies for diversion techniques,...
This Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 provides $572,065 in funding from the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES). The purpose is to enhance NHDES' efforts to meet the SWIFR grant program elements, which support long-term planning, data collection, and implementation of plans to advance a circular economy for materials and post-consumer materials...
The Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NERRA) was awarded a $465,814 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program. The purpose of this 36-month award, effective May 1, 2024, is to enhance NERRA's efforts to increase residential recycling rates, reduce recycling contamination, and promote sustainable waste management practices in 30 rural communities in New Hampshire's North Country region. Key...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (UVLSRPC) to conduct eligible brownfield assessment activities in Grafton, Sullivan, and Merrimack Counties, New Hampshire. Specifically, the funding will support UVLSRPC in performing up to 8 Phase I and 5 Phase...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $179,338 in funding to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Wetlands Bureau. The project will enable underserved municipalities to engage with and maintain datasets on stream crossings, while using the data to prioritize crossing replacements, preserve high-quality wetlands, and minimize...
This EPA Region 1 Cooperative Agreement provides $450,000 in funding to the Town of Durham, NH for the Bennett Road Stormwater and Flood Resiliency Project under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The project will consist of three phases: (1) initial design and development of an environmental information document, (2) final design and permitting, and (3) construction of culvert replacements on Bennett Road. The anticipated deliverables include a complete bid package, an...
This $2,019,400 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide funding to the Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire to conduct remediation activities at a local brownfield site. The agreement requires the recipient to competitively procure and oversee an environmental professional to carry out site activities, create a...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3 million Cooperative Agreement grant to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) under the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The grant funds will support the development of a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for New Hampshire, including: Establishing a statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, GHG reduction targets, and quantified emissions reduction measures. NHDES will...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809), provides $211,111 to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to support non-site-specific activities related to implementing the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The funding enables NHDES to conduct essential program management,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $1,000,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) to the Monadnock Economic Development Corporation, a non-profit organization, to capitalize a revolving loan fund to clean up brownfield sites in New Hampshire. The funding will enable the recipient to issue loans and subgrants to remediate eligible brownfield properties, oversee environmental site activities,...