96464624
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Description: This action approves funding in the amount of $3,504,306 to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for a Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) to support the state of Alabama's operation of Continuing Environmental Programs (CEP) while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen partnership with US EPA.
CEPs in the Multi-Media PPG are air, Section 105, water, Section 106, public water system supervision, underground injection control, nonpoint source management, beaches environmental assessment and coastal health, environmental information network exchange, brownfields state and tribal response program, toxic substances compliance monitoring, and hazardous waste continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans. Grants. Through cooperative agreement and shared governance, the state of Alabama will utilize existing tools and approaches and develop guidance, where applicable, to implement a variety of activities to improve air quality, provide clean and safe water, revitalize land, and prevent contamination.
The state of Alabama's efforts will include meaningful and measurable outputs and outcomes that support and improve the environment, public health, and economies. The people of Alabama are the beneficiaries.
Activities: The Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant agreement includes air, Section 105, water, Section 106, public water system supervision underground injection control, exchange network and hazardous waste continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans. In summary, activities include but are not limited to monitoring, inspections, permitting, and enforcement and compliance; assessments of public water supplies and water quality data; ambient air monitoring; control mitigation of contaminated areas; implementation standards, plans, strategies, and actions to preserve environmental quality; develop and implement activities related to emerging contaminants; and provide technical assistance to government and the private sector to reduce pollution, all in accordance with the Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant work plans and statutory requirements.
Subrecipient: 1) Beach monitoring projects: agreements with the state public health department to monitor and test coastal area waters. 2) Supplemental monitoring projects: United States Department of the Interior for the operation and maintenance of stream-gaging networks across the state of Alabama. 3) Section 319: specific deliverables in Section 319 workplan to support goals of the state's approved NPS management program. This includes selected projects implementing watershed-based plans for the restoration of impaired waters.
Outcomes: Anticipated deliverables for the Continuing Environmental Programs in the Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant agreement include but are not limited to (1) end-of-year (EOY) report(s) summarizing metric achievements and challenges, where applicable to include mechanisms for monitoring improved water quality. (2) Mechanisms taken to identify, prevent, and abate sources of contamination/pollution. (3) Corrective action compliance evaluations, groundwater monitoring evaluations, and /or operation and maintenance inspections at non-operating treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. (4) Completed sanitary surveys for the current year in SDWIS. (5) Milestone report on progress toward adoption of water quality standards for total nitrogen and total phosphorus for each water body type. (6) Permitting and corrective action compliance achievements. (7) Quarterly reports or updates on activities and accomplishments regarding PM2.5, ozone, lead, and other national ambient air quality standards as well as ambient air monitor.
CEPs in the Multi-Media PPG are air, Section 105, water, Section 106, public water system supervision, underground injection control, nonpoint source management, beaches environmental assessment and coastal health, environmental information network exchange, brownfields state and tribal response program, toxic substances compliance monitoring, and hazardous waste continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans. Grants. Through cooperative agreement and shared governance, the state of Alabama will utilize existing tools and approaches and develop guidance, where applicable, to implement a variety of activities to improve air quality, provide clean and safe water, revitalize land, and prevent contamination.
The state of Alabama's efforts will include meaningful and measurable outputs and outcomes that support and improve the environment, public health, and economies. The people of Alabama are the beneficiaries.
Activities: The Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant agreement includes air, Section 105, water, Section 106, public water system supervision underground injection control, exchange network and hazardous waste continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans. In summary, activities include but are not limited to monitoring, inspections, permitting, and enforcement and compliance; assessments of public water supplies and water quality data; ambient air monitoring; control mitigation of contaminated areas; implementation standards, plans, strategies, and actions to preserve environmental quality; develop and implement activities related to emerging contaminants; and provide technical assistance to government and the private sector to reduce pollution, all in accordance with the Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant work plans and statutory requirements.
Subrecipient: 1) Beach monitoring projects: agreements with the state public health department to monitor and test coastal area waters. 2) Supplemental monitoring projects: United States Department of the Interior for the operation and maintenance of stream-gaging networks across the state of Alabama. 3) Section 319: specific deliverables in Section 319 workplan to support goals of the state's approved NPS management program. This includes selected projects implementing watershed-based plans for the restoration of impaired waters.
Outcomes: Anticipated deliverables for the Continuing Environmental Programs in the Multi-Media Performance Partnership Grant agreement include but are not limited to (1) end-of-year (EOY) report(s) summarizing metric achievements and challenges, where applicable to include mechanisms for monitoring improved water quality. (2) Mechanisms taken to identify, prevent, and abate sources of contamination/pollution. (3) Corrective action compliance evaluations, groundwater monitoring evaluations, and /or operation and maintenance inspections at non-operating treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. (4) Completed sanitary surveys for the current year in SDWIS. (5) Milestone report on progress toward adoption of water quality standards for total nitrogen and total phosphorus for each water body type. (6) Permitting and corrective action compliance achievements. (7) Quarterly reports or updates on activities and accomplishments regarding PM2.5, ozone, lead, and other national ambient air quality standards as well as ambient air monitor.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Alabama
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
EPA-CEP-01
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 58% from $16,371,632 to $25,890,423.
Alabama Department Of Environmental Management was awarded
Alabama Environmental Programs Grant: Enhancing Air and Water Quality
Cooperative Agreement 96464624
worth $13,023,097
from EPA Region 4: Atlanta in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Alabama United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.605 Performance Partnership Grants.
$12,867,326 (50.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/26/24
Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$13.0M
Federal Obligation
$12.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$25.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 96464624
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
96464624
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
68HF04 REGION 4 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68T000 REGION 4 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
QEJLN2QTSEZ5
Awardee CAGE
1D8D7
Performance District
AL-06
Senators
Tommy Tuberville
Katie Britt
Katie Britt
Modified: 8/26/24