This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $1,200,000 and effective September 1, 2024, was issued by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) under the State Capacity Building Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.240). The program aims to identify and mitigate potential health risks associated with hazardous waste sites, environmental contamination, and toxic substance exposures. The primary objectives of this award are to conduct site-specific health assessments, develop public...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.283 - CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance) provides $2,250,000 to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to conduct a high-quality biomonitoring program to assess human exposure to environmental chemicals. Through this project, MDPH will leverage the capabilities of the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory and the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health to perform...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (SDSTA) to conduct eligible planning, assessment, and remediation activities for brownfield sites in Lead, South Dakota. Specifically, the agreement will provide funding for SDSTA to plan, inventory, characterize,...
The EPA Region 8 awarded a $950,000 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The grant funding will support CDPHE in performing a data gap analysis and focused feasibility study for the Broderick Wood Products Superfund site in Adam County, Colorado. Key deliverables include monthly meeting notes, a site characterization report,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $2,700,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 93.283 (CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance) to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to expand heavy metals exposure surveillance in rural communities and characterize exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) among firefighters in the Four Corners region. This project aims to fill critical geographical gaps in the CDC's National Biomonitoring Program and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides $835,000.00 to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Colorado. The key activities include communicating the importance of lead testing, providing training, conducting lead...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, under the CFDA 66.605 Performance Partnership Grants program, provides $431,336 in funding to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) for the operation of the state's continuing environmental programs. The key activities to be performed under this award include: developing implementation plans to ensure underserved communities have equitable access to the state's programs;...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,000,000 and provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will fund remediation activities conducted by the Keating School, a non-profit organization in Pueblo, Colorado. Specifically, the agreement will support the cleanup of a brownfield site, the development of a community involvement plan and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, funds the operation of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's (CDPHE) continuing environmental programs. The $10,747,768 award supports CDPHE's efforts to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnership between CDPHE and the...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 provides $1,632,568 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to support the Bonita Peak Mining District (BPMD) Superfund Site under the Gold King Mine Release Settlement Agreement. Specifically, NMED will perform the following activities: Provide management, technical, and community engagement assistance to the EPA for the remedial investigation, feasibility studies, and implementation of remedial actions at...