The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has been awarded a $168,775 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. This 5-year grant will fund LDEQ's efforts to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Louisiana's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Collecting water quality data on E. coli...
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will receive $176,000 through a Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA #66.454) to support statewide water quality protection and restoration efforts from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will allow Louisiana to revise existing total maximum daily loads studies, conduct waste load allocation analyses to support water quality permitting, and engage in...
This $3,699,548 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) in implementing its state Nonpoint Source Management Program. The funding will enable LDEQ to carry out 4 key projects focused on addressing water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Activities include watershed planning, implementation of...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $1.7 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.485) for the period of March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2028. Funding will support the state's efforts to advance the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan through implementation of its nutrient reduction strategy, including characterizing delivered nitrogen loads to the Mississippi River, estimating load...
This $168,775 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will provide the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) with funding to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Louisiana's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The grant will be used to purchase a 21' bay boat, two replacement outboard motors, two boat trailers, and...
This $368,000 Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454), is funding the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) efforts to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state. The grant supports a range of water quality management planning activities, including watershed assessments, water quality monitoring, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, public...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a $13,615,948 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The purpose of this assistance agreement is to support Louisiana's air, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, water and multipurpose grant programs through activities including planning, modeling, monitoring, and quality assurance for the air...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry a $3.4 million Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) to implement Louisiana's Nonpoint Source Management Program from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The grant funds will support projects focusing on watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution from sources such as animal wastes, sediments, pesticides, and fertilizers. Key...
This $338,000 formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 will fund the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to carry out water quality management planning activities under the EPA's Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454). The grant supports LDEQ's efforts to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across Louisiana through planning that informs and supports implementation of Clean Water Act programs. Key...
This is a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). The $3,432,250 award provides support to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) to implement the state's nonpoint source pollution management program, focusing on addressing water quality impairments caused by agricultural and silvicultural runoff. Key activities include administering the EPA-funded program, executing...