The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $795,925 Project Grant to the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) through the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817). The grant will fund activities to enhance IFA's Brownfields Response Program, including: Providing oversight and technical assistance for assessment, investigation, and remediation of eligible brownfield sites in Indiana that receive EPA or state financial support. This includes reviewing site...
This $760,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will enhance the capacity of the Indiana Finance Authority's (IFA) Brownfields Response Program. The key activities funded under this grant include: Providing technical assistance and oversight for assessment, investigation, and remediation activities at eligible brownfield sites in Indiana Reviewing site...
The Indiana Finance Authority will receive $1.64 million through September 2023 under an Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant for the State and Tribal Response Program. The grant will fund the Authority's RESPONSE program, which includes surveying and inventorying brownfield sites, oversight and enforcement to ensure cleanup protects health and the environment, and public involvement mechanisms. The program aims to assist in remediating and redeveloping brownfield properties...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to the Indiana Finance Authority under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in five Indiana cities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Specifically, the Indiana Finance Authority will inventory, characterize, and assess at least 23...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program, awarded the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) a $5,124,000 Formula Grant on October 16, 2023. The primary purpose of this grant is to leverage Indiana's program for funding emerging contaminants projects, consistent with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. IFA will utilize these funds to provide low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for eligible activities under...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission. The funding will support eligible brownfield assessment activities including inventory, characterization, environmental site assessments, and cleanup planning across six counties in Indiana. Specifically, the recipient anticipates...
The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) received a $26,029,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). The award, effective January 1, 2024, will enable IFA to implement projects and activities to address emerging contaminants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the drinking water supplies of small or...
The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) was awarded a $2,806,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to support the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects by local municipalities in Indiana. The grant funds will enable the IFA to provide subawards to municipal entities, including rural and disadvantaged communities, to execute and develop...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $975,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Indianapolis under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Through this 4-year award, the City will conduct brownfield remediation activities in Indianapolis, Indiana as authorized by CERCLA Section 104(k)(3). Specifically, the City will clean up one or more brownfield sites, procure qualified environmental...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Indiana Department of Environmental Management a $100,000 project grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will support the recipient's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. Specifically, the funding will allow IDEM to conduct activities that are not...