The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to the South Central Planning and Development Commission, Inc. under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will be used to recapitalize a revolving loan fund to provide loans and subgrants for assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Lake Charles, Louisiana and 15 surrounding parishes. Specifically, the...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $2,499,616 Cooperative Agreement to the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475). The purpose of this award is to demonstrate effective green infrastructure solutions to mitigate flooding and enhance community resilience in underserved coastal communities in Louisiana. The activities to be performed under this award include developing and administering a...
This $1,074,619 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) funds the Port of New Orleans' Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) Sustainability Management Plan (SMP) project. The project aims to directly benefit the overburdened community of Violet, Louisiana and the larger St. Bernard Parish through a range of activities, including quarterly engagement with community-based...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Division of Administration under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). This funding will support the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan to identify and implement strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and harmful air pollutants across the state. The key products to be delivered include the Priority...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) provides $500,000 to the Louisiana Bucket Brigade to execute environmental cleanup and weatherization initiatives in three predominantly Black rural communities in St. James and Ascension Parishes, Louisiana. The key activities include cleaning up two non-hazardous illegal dump sites, conducting weatherization...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a $13,615,948 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The purpose of this assistance agreement is to support Louisiana's air, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, water and multipurpose grant programs through activities including planning, modeling, monitoring, and quality assurance for the air...
This $396,145 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will support the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) in enhancing its brownfields response program. The key objectives are to: (1) establish or improve the four statutory elements of an effective state response program, (2) maintain a public record of sites with completed and planned response actions, and (3)...
This $626,560 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815), will fund Honeybee Strategies, Inc., a non-profit organization, to conduct eligible technical assistance activities related to environmental remediation and workforce development in southern Louisiana. The key products and services under this award include: Recruiting, training, and placing 150 unemployed and underemployed residents of...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, funds the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)'s continuing environmental programs. The $11,279,611 award covers a one-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include permits, enforcement actions, water quality reports, public participation...
This $168,775 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will enable the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to enhance its water quality monitoring capabilities. The grant funds will be used to purchase a 21' bay boat, two replacement outboard motors, two replacement boat trailers, and an Aqua Troll 600 or equivalent water quality sonde. These new assets...