The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $317,000 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Squaxin Island Tribe to enhance the capacity of the Tribe's brownfields response program. The funding will support the Tribe in conducting timely surveys and inventories of brownfield sites, providing oversight and enforcement authorities to ensure response actions protect human health and the environment, facilitating public involvement, approving cleanup plans, and verifying completed responses. Specific activities include completing Phase I and Phase II site assessments, conducting site cleanup and reuse planning, developing quality assurance plans, continuing outreach and education efforts, creating GIS web mapping tools, and establishing tribal response program systems and standard operating procedures. The grant award period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $317.0k | 9/26/23 |