Project Grant 00E69101

Brownfields Assessment and Remediation Services – City of Indianapolis The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the City of Indianapolis a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This award funds comprehensive brownfield assessment and cleanup planning activities to address real properties in Indianapolis...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,125,000 Project Grant through the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The grant supports urban and community forestry initiatives to advance environmental justice in underserved communities across Indiana. Key products and services funded under this award include: Developing an arborist apprenticeship program to train a minimum of 15...

The City of Indianapolis has been awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, with a performance period from August 22, 2024 to June 14, 2029, will support the Indianapolis Canopy Growth and Resilience Initiative. The program aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in...

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 City of Indianapolis received a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, as part of the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will fund the ARTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM in Indianapolis, IN 46204...

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...

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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Recycle Force under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) to provide environmental career training and placement services. Recycle Force will recruit, train, and place 50 unemployed and underemployed residents of Marion County, Indiana with skills applicable to remediation work at solid and hazardous waste sites. Training will include 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the City of Marion, Indiana a $500,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) cooperative agreement effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The award funds environmental assessment and redevelopment activities on brownfield properties—real property whose expansion, development, or reuse may be complicated by the presence...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Citizens Energy Group received a $1.2M cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to replace lead service lines in Indianapolis, Indiana. Authorized under the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the award was issued on March 1, 2026, with a completion deadline of March 31, 2027. The project will replace approximately 300 lead service lines within the...