Project Grant 00J49501

The Kodiak Area Native Association will receive $100,000 through December 2023 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 under the Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes. The project includes four phases to address hazardous waste in Kodiak, Alaska. Phase one establishes formal partnerships and quality assurance plans. Phase two involves site visits, waste inventories, and cleanup activities. Phase three prepares for shipping and transportation of waste off-site. Finally,...

The Environmental Conservation Alaska Department received a $150,004 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support (CFDA 66.801) to assist the State of Alaska in developing an authorized hazardous waste management program. The grant will fund activities to complete the necessary regulatory and programmatic requirements for Alaska to gain full authorization of its RCRA hazardous waste program, including...

This EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Cooperative Agreement award of $1,346,833 to the Orutsararmuit Native Council (ONC) in Bethel, Alaska will fund a project to improve municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure in the ONC community. The key activities to be performed include: Increasing recycling accessibility, 2) Developing a curbside pickup program, 3) Providing recycling dumpsters, 4) Increasing capacity to recycle aluminum cans and #1 PET plastics,...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,226,000.00 in funding to the City of Klawock to improve solid waste management in the city. The project involves renovating the transfer station building to include a dedicated baling facility, and purchasing a baler and other solid waste handling equipment. The City of Klawock will issue a subaward to the Alaska Native Tribal Health...

This $2,282,797 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) will enable the City of Angoon, Alaska to modernize and expand its municipal landfill operations. The key activities funded include: Hiring a landfill planner to develop short and long-term landfill plans focused on future site expansion Purchasing and installing equipment such as a glass crusher, paper baler, and compactor Hiring a...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) will fund the planning, design, and infrastructure development for a municipal composting site in Juneau, Alaska. The project aims to reduce organic waste entering the local landfill, decrease associated greenhouse gas emissions and leachate, and extend the landfill's lifespan. Key activities include travel to a composting...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $3,027,000 to the City of Gustavus, Alaska to design, permit, and construct a new 6,000 sq. ft. main building for the City of Gustavus Disposal and Recycling Center (DRC). The purpose is to replace the existing aging main building that the city has outgrown, in order to accommodate increased demand for DRC services. Key activities include...

This $153,333 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support (CFDA 66.801) is to assist the State of Alaska in developing an authorized hazardous waste management program. The key activities include drafting regulatory documents, conducting compliance inspections and enforcement actions, and participating in EPA-led trainings. This will help Alaska establish a comprehensive program to control the generation,...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides $1,934,206 in funding to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska to conduct emissions inventory and analysis activities, assess clean energy alternatives, develop an energy transition plan, and engage port stakeholders. The award will support several subrecipients, including National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National...

PKS Consulting Inc. received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a mobile recycling system for plastic ocean waste in Alaska. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program aims to stimulate technological innovation through federal research funding. Under this SBIR award, PKS Consulting will design a modular plastic recycling unit to convert polyethelyne terephthalate (PET) plastic retrieved from ocean...