This agreement provides support to the state of connecticut department of public health's (DPH) asbestos program in developing and maintaining compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate…

The Connecticut Department of Public Health received a $109,963 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The grant supports the department's asbestos compliance monitoring program designed to prevent and eliminate unreasonable health and environmental risks in Connecticut communities. The funding enables implementation of a state-level asbestos inspection and monitoring program targeting charter schools, public schools, private non-profit schools, and religious schools in compliance with Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) requirements.

Under this award, the Connecticut Department of Public Health will deliver three primary products and services: conduct 20 asbestos inspections and compliance monitoring activities; provide technical assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) and the regulated community; and distribute education and outreach materials. The program also supports enforcement activities for asbestos waiver state programs and encourages regulatory capacity-building within Connecticut communities to establish their own asbestos monitoring programs. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides support to the state of connecticut department of public health's (DPH) asbestos program in developing and maintaining compliance monitoring programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks to health or the environment associated with chemical substances or mixtures in their communities. The program's purpose is to protect human health and the environment. This agreement provides funds to implement and conduct asbestos inspections. Funds may also be used to encourage regulatory activities within the recipient's communities to establish their own asbestos program. The program's public purpose is to protect human health and the environment.activities:the recipient will implement a state program to conduct asbestos inspections at charter schools, public schools, private, non-profit schools, and religious schools in support of the asbestos-in-schools requirements. Recipients may also conduct inspections that fall under the model accreditation plan (map), tsca section 6 BAN and phase out rule, and the tsca asbestos worker protection standards. This program also encourages regulatory activities within the recipient's communities to establish their own programs for asbestos (waiver programs) and provides funds to support enforcement activities for asbestos waiver state programs. Recipients that have obtained an EPA waiver from the asbestos regulation (subpart e of part 763) also have enforcement responsibilities.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables of this assistance agreement include: (1) conduct 20 asbestos inspections and compliance monitoring activities, (2) provide technical assistance to local education agencies (leas) and the regulated community, and (3) distribute education and outreach. Anticipated outcomes of this assistance agreement are to prevent illness or disease that may be caused by environmental threats, both natural and human-made, and to reduce or eliminate harmful environmental exposures to asbestos by applying sound science and regulation to assess and minimize risk. Intended beneficiaries of this program include families and residents living in connecticut.