The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded the Quapaw Nation a $4,573,412 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to conduct remedial action at the Tar Creek Operable Unit 4 hazardous waste site in Quapaw, Oklahoma from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant will fund activities to manage the project and remediate source materials containing lead, zinc, and cadmium...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $12,000,000 Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.802) to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Administrative Services Division. The funding will support the DEQ's program to conduct remedial action at the Tar Creek Operable Unit 4 (OU4) hazardous waste site, which is listed on the National Priorities List. Key activities include the mass removal of...
This $121,305 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) will fund the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma's participation in the Tar Creek Superfund Site remediation activities in Oklahoma. The key activities to be performed under this 2-year award include: 1) tribal participation, review, and input on remedial investigation, feasibility studies,...
The Department of Environmental Quality in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will receive $15,394,626 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.802) program to conduct remedial action activities at the Tar Creek Operable Unit 4 Superfund site. Key deliverables include remediating contaminated source materials and transition zone soils across unrestricted properties to reduce exposure...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $116,783 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The funding will support the Tribe's participation in activities related to the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma, where the EPA is the lead agency for remedial action. Specifically, the award will enable the Tribe to review and provide input on remedial...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $300,000 Superfund Site-Specific Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.802) to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, also known as the Miami Nation, to facilitate the Tribe's participation in activities related to the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Oklahoma. The activities to be performed under this Project Grant award include the Tribe's review, analysis, and comment on EPA site documents and data, retention of technical and legal support contractors,...
This Project Grant award, valued at $139,817, was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The funding will be used by the Quapaw Nation to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the Quapaw Nation will procure 14 new air quality sensors, modules, and monitors, as well as a shelter for...
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 $123,775.00 in funding to the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to conduct 5-year remedial action at hazardous waste sites in Arkansas that are listed on the National Priorities List (NPL). The key activities to be performed include evaluating the implementation,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $248,071 in funding to the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma to support the operation of the tribe's ongoing environmental programs. The key activities to be performed under this agreement include examining, monitoring, and describing the environmental conditions of Seneca-Cayuga Nation lands, updating the tribe's quality assurance and...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 supports the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) in reviewing and overseeing EPA-led remedial actions at Superfund sites in Virginia. Specifically, VDEQ will conduct sampling investigations, monitor site activities, review technical documents, attend meetings, and coordinate with EPA and the public under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific...