This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, provided through the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802), funds the New Mexico Environment Department's (NMED) program to perform site characterization activities at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites. The $742,231 award supports NMED's work to identify and characterize hazardous waste sites, determine if remedial...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) provides $166,664 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to conduct five-year reviews (FYRs) of remedial actions at hazardous waste sites in New Mexico listed on the National Priorities List. The key activities include coordinating with the EPA and other stakeholders, reviewing data,...
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...
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has been awarded a $699,860 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). This funding supports NMED's oversight and management assistance activities related to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) response actions at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site in...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the New Mexico Environment Department a $3.9 million cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. Through this award, the recipient will provide funding to capitalize a revolving loan fund to provide loans and subawards to assess and remediate contaminated brownfield sites in...
This Project Grant award, valued at $1,953,037.00 and provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802), will fund the New Mexico Environment Department's (NMED) participation in activities related to the remediation of the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site in New Mexico. Specifically, the award will cover NMED's oversight and management assistance...
This $169,980 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 funds the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to perform site characterization activities at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). Key deliverables include site visits, inspections, and reviews of work plans and remedy recommendations for eight sites on the Navajo Nation, with the goal...
This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 on July 1, 2023 is funded through the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809). The grant provides funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to conduct non-site-specific activities that support the Navajo Nation's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Key activities include hiring...
This $170,568 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 supports the Navajo Nation Superfund Program's (NSP) coordination assistance for the cleanup of Tronox-related mines at Cove, Quivira, Section 32 and 33 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). Key activities to be performed through September 2028 include NSP input to review data and documents, attendance at meetings for...
This Project Grant award of $1,684,578.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis program (CFDA 81.214). The award to the Regional Development Corporation in Santa Fe, NM is intended to leverage federal installations for tribal workforce and infrastructure development. The funding will support projects focused on...