Project Grant 97298303

This $552,500 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides funding to the Borough of Prospect Park, New Jersey to replace 1,450 linear feet of 8-inch clay sanitary sewer main and 360 linear feet of 12-inch sanitary sewer main with new PVC sewer pipes. The project aims to eliminate sewage leaks and backups for residents of Prospect Park and the neighboring City of Paterson. The award...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, will provide $334,594 in funding to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) for a 3-year project. The project aims to quantify the movement of contaminants between river sediments and marsh surfaces in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The key activities include designing and implementing a hydrology study to understand the...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection a $495,000 Formula Grant under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). The grant will fund projects to install perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) treatment and upgrade pumping and treatment facilities for the North Shore Water Association, a small drinking water system in New Jersey....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the CFDA 66.605 Performance Partnership Grants program, provides $981,531 in funding to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The funding supports NJDOH's programs to protect public health by overseeing asbestos management activities in schools and enforcing lead-based paint accreditation and training programs. Specifically, NJDOH...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded the New Jersey Economic Development Authority a $2 million cooperative agreement from Fiscal Year 2022 to 2027 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.818). The funding will support the recipient conducting eligible assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Section 104(k)(2) in New...

This $120,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), aims to determine the public response to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an emerging pollutant. The project, conducted by the University of Delaware, will use experimental economics techniques to explore the public's willingness to purchase at-home water filters and the impact of receiving personalized...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $800,000 Pollution Prevention (P2) Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) project grant to the University of Illinois to provide technical assistance for reducing exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in disadvantaged communities. The project will: Develop criteria and tools to help 115 food service businesses (including restaurants, churches, and soup kitchens) in disadvantaged communities identify and purchase PFAS-free foodware...

This $66,114,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) will fund the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to implement a comprehensive program to address emerging contaminants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in the state's small and disadvantaged communities. The key...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $483,623.40 and funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Desalination Research and Development Program (CFDA 15.506), aims to optimize the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water and wastewater through enhanced coagulation and flocculation processes. The project, led by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), will investigate the use of hydrophobic ion-pairing as a...

This $1,186,077 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. Specifically, the "Safer Primer and Painting Products Program" (SP4) project will: a) facilitate the reformulation of safer pipe cement, pipe primer, and...