The Environmental Protection Agency's Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency a $731,893 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. The grant will fund the Agency's brownfields response program activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the Agency will conduct a timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites, provide oversight and enforcement of response actions to protect human health and the environment,...
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency a $2 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 support the recipient in conducting eligible assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Section...
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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Fond du Lac Reservation a $180,000 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant will support the Tribe's efforts to enhance its Brownfields Response Program and meet the requirements of Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Key activities to be undertaken by the Tribe include...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy a $811,912 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. The grant will fund activities to enhance Michigan's capacity to meet the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Section 128(a), including performing a timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites, providing public involvement...
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...
This $125,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) provides core funding to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to support its implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) activities in the state. The grant supports non-site-specific operations, including program management, contract administration,...
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...
This 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 of the anticipated $112,500 FY 2025 core funding to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The funding supports non-site-specific activities that maintain MPCA's Superfund response capabilities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Authorized activities...