Project Grant 99251118

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded $1.21 million to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This formula grant provides flexible funding to consolidate environmental protection activities into a single coordinated work plan, enabling the recipient to address high-priority environmental...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $304,425 Project Grant under the TSCA Title IV State Lead Grants Certification of Lead-Based Paint Professionals program (CFDA 66.707) to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) on October 1, 2023. This funding will support LDEQ in administering and enforcing the state's lead-based paint accreditation program, training individuals engaged in lead-based paint abatement, and establishing workplace standards for residential...

The Texas Department of State Health Services will use $341,949 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 under the TSCA Title IV State Lead Grants Certification of Lead-Based Paint Professionals program to administer and enforce the state's lead-based paint accreditation program. Key activities include training individuals in lead-based paint abatement, accrediting training providers, and certifying contractors. These efforts are aimed at reducing lead exposure and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $331,464 in funding to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to operate continuing environmental programs focused on chemical safety and lead-based paint abatement. The key activities under this award include the administration and enforcement of Texas' lead-based paint accreditation program, training for individuals engaged...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pathstone Corporation under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. Under this award, Pathstone will recruit, train, and place 55 unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico municipalities impacted by solid and hazardous waste in environmental remediation careers. Trainees will receive classroom and practical instruction to earn nine certifications in...

The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust (PRSTRT) was awarded a $999,998.00 Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. The purpose of this CFDA 14.900 Project Grant is to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under the age of 6 are at greatest risk of lead poisoning, particularly in low-income and...

This cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 provides $340,215 to the Delaware Division of Public Health under the Performance Partnership Grants program. The funding supports the Division's continuing environmental programs related to lead-based paint from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Key products and services include managing the training of individuals in lead abatement, accreditation of training providers, and certification of contractors....

This $386,205 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 supports the Texas Department of State Health Services' (TDSHS) administration of the state's Lead-Based Paint Accreditation Program under the TSCA Title IV State Lead Grants Certification of Lead-Based Paint Professionals program (CFDA 66.707). TDSHS will manage the lead program and maintain accredited training providers to train individuals in lead-based paint abatement. They will perform outreach and education...

The Washington State Department of Commerce is receiving a $425,895 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. This funding supports the administration of the state's certification, accreditation, compliance, and enforcement program for activities related to lead-based paint, renovation, and pre-renovation work. The goal is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Washington by ensuring and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Washington State Department of Commerce a $390,742 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding supports Washington's continued administration of state certification, accreditation, compliance and enforcement programs for entities conducting lead-based paint activities, renovation work, and pre-renovation education....