The City of Portland, Oregon was awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.818) to conduct assessment and planning activities for brownfield sites located in Portland. Specifically, funding will support the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess and conduct cleanup planning for 10 properties, including facilitating...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Metro, the regional planning agency for the Greater Portland area, to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans and conduct meaningful engagement with low-income and disadvantaged communities. This award is part of the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), which provides funding to state, local, and tribal governments for planning and developing ambitious climate...
The City of Portland, Maine was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the city's efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities related to brownfield sites in Portland. Specifically, the city plans to complete 6 Phase I and Phase II...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the City of Portland, Maine a $3 million cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The funding will allow the City to recapitalize its Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and provide up to $4 million in loans and subgrants to assess and remediate eight contaminated brownfield sites in...
This $1,500,000 Brownfields Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 will fund the Oregon Metro to conduct eligible brownfields assessment-related activities in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. The award, made under the EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will support Metro's work as the lead in an assessment coalition with Clackamas County,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Source Reduction Assistance (CFDA 66.717) program provides $137,000.00 to Bring Recycling, a non-profit organization, to conduct a 2-year project focused on encouraging environmentally sound and practical source reduction practices in Oregon. The key activities to be performed include: recruiting up to 6 pollution prevention (P2) network members, developing a governance structure and funding model,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides $2,772,684 in funding to the Port of Portland to conduct emissions reduction and sustainability planning activities. The key objectives include: Completing an emissions inventory and accounting, and analyzing emissions reduction strategies for the Port Developing a decarbonization plan and assessing the integration of zero-emission technologies to enhance Port...
This cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency provides $346,078 to the Oregon Health Authority from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding supports the Performance Partnership Grants program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which aims to accelerate environmental outcomes through state partnerships. Specifically, the award will support Oregon's administration of its state lead certification, accreditation,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the City of Hillsboro, Oregon a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Through this award, the City of Hillsboro will conduct eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERLCA 104(k)(2), including inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and conducting cleanup planning and community involvement activities for...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 provides $3,000,000 in funding under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the State of Oregon. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 1, 2024, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan due 2 years after the award date, and a...