Project Grant S009592092

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program provides $175,000 in funding to Kansas State University (KSU) for the National Radon Program Services (NRPS). The key activities include: Operating five national toll-free radon hotlines to assist over 12,000 individuals annually with information and technical support to increase...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,000,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) to implement a project aimed at reducing the impacts of radon in low-income homes across three pilot regions in North Dakota. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include distributing 600 radon test...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Connecticut Department of Public Health a $366,957 Formula Grant under the State Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA #66.032) to implement a state radon risk reduction program from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2023. The Department will provide public information, outreach, and education; control radon in existing and new structures; and demonstrate radon mitigation methods and technologies. As the state agency, the Department will deliver...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the CFDA program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD), a non-profit organization. The grant will fund a nationwide program to improve technical capacity for radon risk reduction and advance the adoption of scientifically sound consensus standards for...

The Rhode Island Department of Health received a $284,920 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 through the State Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032) to implement a state radon risk reduction program from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. Key deliverables under the award included public information, outreach, and education efforts; programs to control radon in existing homes and new construction; and demonstrations of radon mitigation methods and technologies....

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a $173,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the State Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032). The goal of this two-year award is to provide radon risk reduction through public information, outreach, education and programs to control radon in existing and new homes, schools, and other buildings in Massachusetts. Key deliverables include implementing a state program of radon-related projects,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Connecticut Department of Public Health a $357,377 Formula Grant under the State Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032) for the period of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the state's implementation of a radon program designed to increase radon testing, mitigation, and radon resistant new construction. Key deliverables include expanding radon testing and mitigation in homes, schools, daycare centers and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $335,440 Formula Grant under the State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032) to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS). The purpose of this grant is to provide radon risk reduction through increased radon testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction in Maine. Key activities include implementing a state radon program to support projects in homes, schools, and other buildings; designing...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) was awarded a $634,138 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032). The purpose of this grant is to provide radon risk reduction in Massachusetts through increased radon testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction. Key activities under this grant include: 1) designing public information and education programs to control radon in existing...

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa DHHS) was awarded a $475,555 Formula Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032). The purpose of this grant is to provide radon risk reduction in Iowa through increased radon testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction. Key activities to be delivered under this grant include: 1) designing public information outreach and education programs on...