The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $860,447 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The funding supports site characterization activities from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will perform preliminary assessments, site inspections, and...
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) received a $485,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 to operate South Carolina's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under the UST Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA #66.804), SCDHEC will conduct approximately 1,333 facility compliance inspections, provide compliance assistance, and carry out enforcement...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) a $1,111,111 Project Grant under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA #66.805). The grant will support SCDHEC's implementation of corrective actions to determine the source and extent of contamination at underground storage tank sites in South Carolina. Key activities include overseeing and enforcing responsible party...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $240,000 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809) to support activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will allow the NCDEQ to manage and administer its response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act without assigning costs to specific...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $177,544 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.419) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Funding will allow the state to undertake supplemental monitoring initiatives to build capacity in its monitoring programs. Activities may include using statistical surveys, improving data...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $204,099 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support South Carolina's wetlands program, with outcomes including a fully developed volunteer lake monitoring program, quality assurance project plan approved protocols for evaluating wetland quality, statewide...
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Administration and Resource Management under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608). The grant will support DHEC's efforts to enhance its information technology and data management capabilities for environmental protection programs. Key deliverables include training 670...
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was awarded a $184,317.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 28, 2023 under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041). The grant funding will be used by SCDHEC to support the objectives of the National Dam Safety Program, which aims to improve the safety of dams in the United States. As the centralized public health and environmental affairs agency for South Carolina, SCDHEC...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control $11.9 million under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458) to capitalize South Carolina's Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Through this Formula Grant, SCDHEC will provide low-interest financing from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026 to multiple subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,684,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Formula Grant (CFDA 66.458) to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC). The grant funds will be used to provide low-interest financing to multiple sub-recipients for planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The grant aims to capitalize SCDHEC's CWSRF program, establish an effective comprehensive...