Jump to main content.


State Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) Program

SIRG Match Tool

Try the SIRG Match Tool.  The tool allows grant recipients to vary the dollar amount and match percentage to answer "what If" questions about the required match and the size of their radon program.

Download the tool (XLS, 1 page, 21KB)

State and tribal radon programs are critical to the Agency’s national goal of minimizing and preventing radon-related lung cancer. States and tribes receive grant funds from EPA that help finance their radon risk reduction programs; recipients must provide a minimum of 40% in matching funds. By law, these SIRG funds are not available to individuals or homeowners.

Those receiving SIRG funds must:

  1. align their projects and activities with the Agency's strategic goals; and
  2. demonstrate, capture and report results.

The Agency’s principle strategic goals are to:

SIRG Measures and Results Reporting

To facilitate achieving its strategic goals, the Agency has outlined its strategic results measures in a template and supporting guidance.  SIRG recipients are required to include the template in their annual work plans.

Get the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files linked on this page.  See EPA's PDF page to learn more.

The following table shows how the Agency’s annual SIRG appropriation from Congress is allocated to EPA’s ten Regional offices. The Regional offices then make awards to participating states and tribes within their Region, for contact information, see our Where You Live pages at www.epa.gov/iaq/whereyoulive.html.

SIRG Funds Allocated to EPA Regional Offices*
EPA Region 2006 2007 2008
Region 1, Boston $809,100 $760,500 $811,000
Region 2, New York $704,100 $661,700 $708,000
Region 3, Philadelphia $815,400 $766,300 $819,000
Region 4, Atlanta $1,339,700 $1,259,400 $1,344,000
Region 5, Chicago $1,762,800 $1,657,500 $1,772,000
Region 6, Dallas $0 $446,000 $476,000
Region 7, Kansas City $694,100 $652,600 $699,000
Region 8, Denver $569,200 $534,900 $572,000
Region 9, San Francisco $538,100 $506,000 $540,000
Region 10, Seattle $206,500 $194,000 $207,000
Total $7,439,000 $7,439,000 $7,948,000
* Authorized by Sec. 306. Grant Assistance to States for Radon Programs,
Title III, Indoor Radon Abatement, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) exiting EPA,
as amended, 15 U.S.C. ยง2661 et seq., P.L. 100-551, October 28, 1988.

Information on state and tribal SIRG related activities and the results they achieve are available from several sources.  For links to EPA Regional and state information see www.epa.gov/iaq/whereyoulive.html, just click on your state.  Information on EPA's tribal programs can be found at - www.epa.gov/epahome/tribal.htm.  An additional resource is the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRPCD) - www.crcpd.org/Radon.asp exiting EPA.  CRCPD is EPA’s principal partner on state radon programs as a group.  CRCPD routinely highlights and archives information on the state and tribal radon programs, see www.crcpd.org/radon/State_Programs_Highlighted/Recap.htm exiting EPA.

State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program Guidance and Handbook

The State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program Guidance and Handbook (January 2005) was developed to assist applicants and grant recipients with the administrative, technical, and programmatic requirements of the SIRG program.

If you need further information on EPA's SIRG program, contact Philip Jalbert jalbert.philip@epa.gov.

Top of page

About the Indoor Environments Division | Where You Live | Ask the Radon Expert | Site Index


Local Navigation


Jump to main content.