This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) provides $56,250 in FY 2025 funding to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to support non-site-specific activities that maintain their Superfund response program capabilities. Key activities to be performed include program management, contract/grant administration, fiscal management, legal assistance, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) a $125,000 Project Grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) for the period of April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. The grant will fund non-site-specific activities to support MPCA's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, the MPCA will use the funding for...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency $125,000 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The funding supports the recipient's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and will be used for program management, contract and fiscal administration, legal...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) received a $181,250 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will fund administrative support staff and technical training for MPCA Superfund program employees through March 2023. Staff will receive site assessment, Superfund, and technical training to develop new hires. The grant also provides...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) received a $727,818 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817). The purpose of this 1-year award, effective October 1, 2023, is to enhance MPCA's capacity to survey and inventory brownfield sites, provide oversight and enforcement authorities, facilitate public involvement, approve cleanup plans, and verify completed site remediation efforts...
This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will enhance the capacity of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Brownfields Response Program. The grant funding will enable MPCA to perform a range of activities to support the establishment or enhancement of the four statutory elements of an effective state response program. This includes conducting timely...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $950,000 Project Grant under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to enhance the state's brownfields response program. The grant will support MPCA in conducting timely surveys and inventories of brownfield sites, providing meaningful public involvement, approving cleanup plans, and verifying complete responses. Specifically, MPCA will expand public...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $183,933 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809). This funding supports non-site-specific activities that facilitate the state's implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Key activities include program management and supervision, inter-agency...
This $125,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 funds the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct activities supporting the state's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, the grant provides for program management, contract administration, fiscal management, legal assistance including cost recovery and litigation, and administrative/clerical support. These...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809), provides $125,000.00 in funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. The grant supports non-site-specific activities related to implementing the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), enabling WDNR to conduct essential...