The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). The grant funding will support activities including the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at Superfund sites in the San Gabriel Valley, California, where the EPA...
This $3,810,452 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) provides funding to the State Water Resources Control Board to support staff at the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board 2). The grant will fund staff to work on three key priorities: 1) reducing nutrient effluent into the San Francisco Bay, 2) evaluating sediment reuse plans to support wetland...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The grant will support the grantee's activities related to remedial investigations, feasibility studies, proposed plans, and remedial designs at EPA-led Superfund sites in California. The...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $1,834,838 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (LACSD). This funding will support LACSD in conducting remediation activities on brownfield sites in Carson, California, as authorized by CERCLA Section 104(k)(3). Specifically, the agreement will enable LACSD to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (COLA) to conduct environmental remediation activities at brownfield sites in Los Angeles, California. Specifically, the agreement will fund COLA to clean up one or more brownfield sites, as well as to procure and...
This $770,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) will fund activities to address fish contamination issues and reduce human health risks associated with consuming contaminated fish from the Palos Verdes (PV) Shelf Superfund site. The key products and services to be delivered include: conducting public outreach and education to...
This $967,914 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126), aims to create a more climate resilient community in the underserved Springs area of Sonoma Valley, California. The three-year project establishes a partnership between a Latino-serving community-based nonprofit, a watershed environmental nonprofit, and a community college to retrain 176 individuals from...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) supports the Council for Watershed Health (CWH) in Pasadena, California to expand the capacity of the ReDesign LA community-based organization (CBO) and tribal partners. The funding will enable CWH and seven sub-awardees, including six CBOs and one tribal organization, to mentor seven new mentees...
This $1,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) will support the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) in carrying out on-site activities related to remedial investigations, feasibility studies, proposed plans, and remedial designs at EPA-led hazardous waste sites. Key deliverables include providing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $125,560 project grant under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto to organize 16 San Francisco Bay shoreline cleanup and environmental education events in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City. The project aims to engage 400 residents in cleanup activities at four sites - Cooley Landing, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay...