This $499,201 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program (CFDA 66.034) will allow the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to upgrade and enhance its air quality monitoring and inspection capabilities. Key activities funded under this award include purchasing a new gas chromatograph/mass...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program, provides $936,868 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to update outdated air quality monitoring equipment and improve the state's air quality monitoring capabilities. The grant funds will enable IDEM to replace 50-year-old...
This $968,602 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 supports the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) efforts to maintain fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring networks. The grant funds the collection of quality-assured PM2.5 concentration data and submission to EPA's National Air Quality Database from Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023. IDNR will provide $20,000 in subaward funding to Polk County Public Works and $17,500 to Linn County Health Department...
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) received a $1.71 million Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan federal grant program (CFDA 66.485). The award will support ISDA's implementation of Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy through October 2025. Key products and services include expanding staff capacity to manage new EPA funds and support the state strategy, soil sampling programs, and on-farm...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), provides $208,884.00 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to fund the state's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season. The funding will support IDEM's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Indiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) provides $145,777 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to fund remedial support activities for the Superfund program in Indiana. The award supports non-National Priorities List (NPL) site activities as well as NPL process support, including remedial...
This five-year, $290,227 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management supports Indiana's program to maintain, protect, and improve state water quality through September 2026. Funded under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419), the award enables IDEM to conduct aquatic life use assessments, collect and analyze water samples from coolwater sites for general chemistry,...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Indiana Department of Environmental Management $6.295 million under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (CFDA #66.460) program for the period of October 3, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The funding will support nine projects across Indiana focused on developing watershed management plans, implementing best management practices, monitoring water quality, and educating local communities about nonpoint source pollution. Sub-awards...
This Project Grant award of $1,987,970.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides assistance to the Alliance for the Great Lakes (AGL) to establish an Environmental Justice Granting Program for the Southern Lake Michigan Watershed in Illinois and Indiana. AGL will develop and implement the grant program, provide technical and managerial support to project grant recipients, and conduct...
This $222,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) funds the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's beach monitoring and public notification program. The program will monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Indiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds. Key activities include bacteriological water quality...