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Plans and Reports
Weekly Reports to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- May 5, 2009 (for the week ending May 1)
- April 28, 2009 (for the week ending April 24)
- April 21, 2009 (for the week ending April 17)
- April 14, 2009 (for the week ending April 10)
- April 7, 2009 (for the week ending April 3)
- March 31, 2009 (for the week ending March 27)
- March 24, 2009 (for the week ending March 20)
- March 17, 2009 (for the week ending March 13)
- March 10, 2009 (for the week ending March 6)
- March 3, 2009 (for the week ending February 27)
Highlights of the May 5, 2009 Weekly Report
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We funded $45.7 million for clean water infrastructure projects for Arizona and Nevada.
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We funded $94.3 million for drinking water infrastructure projects in Arizona, Nevada and Delaware.
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We funded $818,000 in water quality management planning grants for Kansas, Arizona and Nevada.
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Competitions for the Recovery Act National Clean Diesel grants program ($156M) closed on April 28. We received 589 applications nationwide. The SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance program competition also closed ($30M). We received 17 applications. The Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies grant solicitation ($20M) will close on May 5.
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EPA awarded Oklahoma $11.7 million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate the ongoing voluntary relocation of people living in three communities near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Ottawa County in northwestern Oklahoma. This initial investment will accelerate cleanup by making possible the removal and consolidation of smaller chat piles.
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We funded $20.55 million to accelerate cleanup at the Iron Mountain Superfund site near Redding, California. The funds will be used to dredge, treat and dispose of heavy-metal contaminated sediment in the Spring Creek Arm of the Keswick Reservoir.
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We signed an interagency agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) through which DOE will send us $38.3 million to conduct a radiological assessment of DOE’s Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
Read the full May 5, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the April 28, 2009 Weekly Report
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We funded clean water infrastructure projects in the states of Oklahoma and Iowa totaling $84.7 million.
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EPA will review requests for supplemental Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Brownfield cooperative agreements. The grantees we select will use the Recovery Act funds for loans and subgrants to private and public entities for cleanup activities. The deadline to submit requests is May 1, 2009.
Read the full April 28, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the April 21, 2009 Weekly Report
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We awarded Recovery Act funding for drinking water infrastructure projects to the states of North Carolina and Michigan, totaling $133.1 million, and for clean water infrastructure projects to the states of Florida, Michigan and Kansas, totaling $336.2 million.
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As of April 17, 2009, 44 states have been awarded clean diesel grants totaling $76.1 million.
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On April 15, Administrator Jackson announced the list of Superfund cleanup projects that will receive a total of $582 million in Recovery Act funding. We anticipate that the new funding will support cleanups at 50 sites in 28 states across the country.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) told us that we will receive between $38 and $40 million of DOE funding to conduct a radiological survey of part of DOE's Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Read the full April 21, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the April 14, 2009 Weekly Report
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We awarded Recovery Act funding for drinking water infrastructure projects to the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Kentucky and Maine, totaling $129.8 million.
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As of April 10, 2009, 34 states have been awarded clean diesel grants totaling $58.8 million.
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We issued an April 10 Federal Register notice announcing that eligible Brownfields revolving loan grantees may request supplemental funding under the Recovery Act. The additional funding can be used for loans or subgrants to public and private borrowers to clean up Brownfield sites.
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We allocated $190.7 million in Recovery Act funding for states and territories to clean up underground storage tank leaks, and $6.3 million for tank cleanups in Indian country. View information on the specific amount for each state and territory.
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We announced $10-25 million in new funding through the Recovery Act for the Iron Mountain Mine Superfund site near Redding, California. The additional funds accelerate site cleanup significantly, making it possible to dredge, treat, and dispose of heavy-metal contaminated sediments in the Spring Creek Arm of the Keswick Reservoir in 18 months rather than three years.
Read the full April 14, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the April 7, 2009 Weekly Report
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To date, we have obligated $48.87 million as a Clean Water State Revolving Fund grant (West Virginia), $1.73 million as a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant (Colorado) and the remaining amounts for management and oversight.
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Late Friday, April 3, we awarded over $400 million to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation . This new infusion of money will help the state and local governments finance many of the overdue improvements to waste water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment across the state.
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We awarded a total of over $180 million to four additional state Clean Water Revolving Fund (SRF) programs (West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nebraska) and $39 million to two state Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs (Nebraska and Kansas).
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We completed assessments on one emissions control technology and two emerging technologies. These innovative technologies are now available for use in Recovery Act clean diesel projects.
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We prepared additional detailed questions and answers for use by National Clean Diesel grant respondents on three open competitions.
Read the full April 7, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the March 31, 2009 Weekly Report
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We have obligated $1.73 million under the Recovery Act as a clean diesel grant and the remaining amount for management and oversight.
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We are developing internal management processes and systems to ensure recipients of Recovery Act resources achieve goals of job creation and preservation, environmental results and economic recovery. This continuous effort includes development of monitoring and performance measurement mechanisms, quality procedures and accountability tracking.
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We continue to work closely with state representatives to clarify guidance, assist with the grant application process and provide information useful for public communication. This work is being done through direct engagement, conference calls, webinars and the internet.
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We signed on March 26 a determination to extensively use current emergency response and cleanup contracts which will allow EPA to quickly obligate Recovery funds.
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We have completed all formula grant allocations.
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EPA awarded its first Recovery Act grant for $1.73 million to the State of Colorado. Using these Recovery Act funds, Colorado will install diesel emission control technologies on its local school bus fleets.
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Under the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, we prepared detailed questions and answers for use by grant respondents.
Read the full March 31, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the March 24, 2009 Weekly Report
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We posted full announcements to request applications for three diesel emission reduction grant competitions totaling $206 million and a $5 million brownfields job training competition. The four grant competitions will address environmental issues and promote economic recovery and job creation.
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We developed draft Recovery Act guidance for Interagency Agreements and distributed the guidance to the EPA grants management community for comment. This guidance will clarify the procedures for entering into agreements with other federal agencies and departments. Interagency Agreements allow EPA to better leverage federal resources in carrying out the provisions of the Recovery Act.
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We submitted formula grant allocation information to OMB for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), and Water Quality Management Planning Grant (604b) programs.
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We received full grant applications for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund from Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Vermont, Michigan, New York, West Virginia, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, and a conditional application from Nebraska. We also received full grant applications under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund from Maine, Kentucky, Vermont, and Kansas, and conditional applications from Michigan and Nebraska
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Under the State Clean Diesel Grant program, we worked with the states and the District of Columbia to help them meet the March 20, 2009 deadline for grant applications. We expect to make awards to the states by April 17, 2009.
- Under the Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) program, we modified program guidance in response to state comments to ensure the most efficient and timely use of Recovery Act funds.
Read the full March 24, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the March 17, 2009 Weekly Report
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Our grants representatives are working with Indian Health Service and the Army Corps of Engineers on standard terms and conditions for interagency agreements to ensure consistent implementation of the Recovery Act requirements.
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We are defining reporting requirements for internal grant progress and expenditure tracking reports. The reports, which will include tracking by location and grant program, will ensure transparency and accountability.
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We entered model funding recommendations for the Water, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, and Brownfields grants programs into the EPA Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS), and plan to enter similar recommendations for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Program grants into the IGMS. The models will reduce the time required for project officers to prepare justifications for grant awards.
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OMB has approved our stimulus emergency information request – this is a necessary step to allow the award of stimulus grants
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Under the State Clean Diesel Grant program, we informed all 50 states and the District of Columbia that each can receive $1.73 million. The total amount to be divided among the states and D.C. is $88 million.
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Under the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs, on March 12 we conducted a widely attended webcast on the programs' green project reserve and answered questions from state program managers on the new 604(b) guidance (PDF) (32 pp., 633K, About PDF).
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Under the Brownfields program, we developed measures to track progress on Brownfields sites using stimulus resources which will allow EPA to quantify jobs created and retained through this new funding.
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Under the Leaking Underground Storage Tanks program, we continued discussion and collaboration with state officials to assist them in meeting their responsibilities for cleaning up leaking underground tanks using stimulus resources.
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Under the Superfund program, we received authority to modify existing state Superfund contracts, thus easing financial burdens on states that accept Recovery Act funding.
Read the full March 17, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the March 10, 2009 Weekly Report
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We posted synopses for competitive announcements, one of two kinds of grants available to stimulus funding recipients, on grants.gov - an integral first step to encouraging proposal submissions to EPA.
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Review synopses posted on grants.gov of announcements for:
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We submitted an emergency Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB, an important federal requirement designed to lessen the burden of reporting while also maintaining needed accountability to the government for funds received.
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We issued the initial Guidance for Award of Water Quality Management Planning Grants with Recovery Act Funds (604(b) Guidance) (PDF) (32 pp., 633K, About PDF), which allows grants to begin being awarded in the next 30 days. These grants are awarded under Section 205(j)(2) of the Clean Water Act, using funds reserved under Section 604(b).
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to speed the obligation of Recovery Act funds, we made an administrative determination to use in-place, competitively awarded emergency response and cleanup contracts.
- under the Clean Diesel program,,
- worked with states and the District of Columbia to help them meet the deadline for the first step to receive State Clean Diesel Program funds; all 50 states and the District of Columbia met the March 6th deadline.
- continued to inform and collaborate with numerous communities of interest including regional air agencies, local councils of governments, states, port authorities, industry, non-governmental organizations and others, via workshops, conference calls and webinars.
- under the Brownfields program,
- refined a draft plan for implementation and distribution of Recovery Act funds.
- refined a draft plan for implementation and distribution of Recovery Act funds.
- under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program,
- continued discussion and collaboration with state underground storage tanks officials on the scope of funding, potential projects, and reporting requirements.
- continued discussion and collaboration with state underground storage tanks officials on the scope of funding, potential projects, and reporting requirements.
- under the Superfund program,
- refined a draft plan for implementing the Recovery Act and a preliminary list of projects that will potentially receive Recovery Act funding.
- refined a draft plan for implementing the Recovery Act and a preliminary list of projects that will potentially receive Recovery Act funding.
- under the Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse program,
- coordinated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its plans for the $6 billion received in the Recovery Act. DOE relayed how it plans to allocate funding and involve EPA and the states.
Read the full March 10, 2009 report in Excel format
Highlights of the March 3, 2009 Weekly Report
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begun to administer the $7.22 billion in AARA funding allocated to support projects and programs administered by the Agency. To date, OMB has authorized $6.24 billion of this amount.
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established a senior-level management and oversight structure to assure that all issues related to the stimulus are addressed, deadlines are met and systems are in place to award, monitor and track ARRA money entrusted to the Agency.
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begun preparation of an Agency emergency Information Collection Request (ICR) – a necessary paperwork reduction requirement which must be met before we can award grants.
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under the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs,
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posted the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund allotments (PDF) (2 pp, 109K, About PDF) by state based on the final economic recovery appropriations.
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issued guidance on the award of capitalization grants for the use of ARRA funding for the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Loan Funds (PDF) (49 pp, 661K, About PDF).
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sent 604(b) guidance to states and EPA Regional offices for comment.
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under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program,
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notified 50 states and the District of Columbia of the availability of DERA funds through a Notice of Intent to Apply. (States must reply by March 6th their acceptance of ARRA DERA State Program Funds - a step required by Energy Policy Act [EPAct] of 2005). If all states apply, each state and the District of Columbia will receive a minimum of $1.7M through the state program.
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presented ARRA DERA program information to a number of stakeholder groups, including the Mobile Source Technical Review subcommittee of Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, National Association of Clean Air Agencies
membership, SmartWay Transport partners, tribes and others.
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under the Brownfields program, developed a draft plan for implementation as well as draft grant recipient terms and conditions which ensure accountability.
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under the leaking underground storage tank program, developed a draft allocation plan for stimulus funds as well as draft implementation guidance and measures to ensure accountability.
- under the Superfund program, developed a draft implementation plan.
Read the full March 3, 2009 report in Excel format