Project Grant 83496701

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $472,656 Project Grant under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program to the Black Parents United Foundation (BPUF) to conduct ambient air monitoring in vulnerable communities in Aurora, Colorado. The funding will support the establishment of a mobile air monitoring trailer to continuously track levels of ozone precursors,...

This Project Grant award of $234,136 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) to implement an environmental education project in Southeast Louisiana. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among 260 students, 20 educators, and 1,000 community members in the West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Orleans, St. John the...

This $909,800 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 supports implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and Strategic Plan for the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP). The funded activities focus on maintaining, restoring, and improving water quality in the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary through several projects: Assisting homeowners with sewage system repairs in disadvantaged communities surrounding...

This Project Grant award of $909,800.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) in implementing the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program's (BTNEP) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities include: A) Water quality monitoring and a home sewage assistance program in the Upper Bayou Terrebonne watershed B) Evaluating the long-term impacts of stormwater...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $422,246 Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The funding will support the setup and operation of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) air monitoring site between the McFarland Cascade/Stella-Jones facility in Pineville and the Stella Jones...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded Louisiana State University $749,328 under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) to monitor water quality and contaminant bioaccumulation across aquatic ecosystems in Louisiana. Effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028, the project will conduct sampling and analysis of surface water and water-borne biota in three rivers, two bayous, three lakes, and Vermilion Bay to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) to support implementation of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities include: Coordinating CCMP implementation with federal, state, and local agencies; monitoring water quality, habitats, and natural resources; developing educational materials and...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) received a $479,958 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program. The grant will fund the establishment and operation of a temporarily located community air monitoring site in St. James Parish, Louisiana from May 2023 through April 2026. LDEQ will deploy EPA-approved...

This $460,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Wildlife Habitat Council, Inc. to conduct ambient air quality monitoring and community engagement activities in environmental justice communities in Detroit, Michigan and the Calumet watershed region of Chicago, Illinois. The...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Oxnard Harbor District (dba Port of Hueneme) a $500,000 Project Grant under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this grant is to conduct ambient air quality monitoring of pollutants in communities with environmental and health disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will...