DOE awarded four financial assistance grants, totaling approximately $33.5 million, to Oregon and Washington state last week.
Office of Environmental Management
October 5, 2021
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Nitya Chandran, a facility engineer with the Washington State Department of Ecology, inspects the Tank-Side Cesium Removal connections as a part of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste system at the Hanford Site. DOE recently awarded four financial assistance grants, including one to the Washington State Department of Ecology to continue its regulatory activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
RICHLAND, Wash. – DOE awarded four financial assistance grants, totaling approximately $33.5 million, to Oregon and Washington state last week. The non-competitive grants support environmental response regulatory activities, emergency preparedness, and public information programs related to the Hanford Site.
DOE awarded Washington state three grants totaling approximately $29.1 million for regulatory oversight and emergency preparedness for the next five years, from Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2026. The funding supports the following activities:
- The Washington State Department of Ecology was awarded approximately $19.1 million to continue its regulatory activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. This includes regulating chemical and hazardous waste cleanup under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and reviewing Hanford cleanup plans for compliance with state laws and regulations.
- The Washington State Department of Health was awarded approximately $5.2 million to continue to provide oversight of the Department’s radiation monitoring programs. This includes independently collecting and analyzing samples to verify the quality of the Department’s programs.
- The Washington State Military Department was awarded approximately $4.8 million to continue emergency preparedness planning with local counties near the Hanford Site, as well as other state agencies. The allocation also funds planning for waste transportation along state highways.
Oregon was awarded one grant totaling approximately $4.4 million for technical review of Hanford and public information activities for the next five years, from Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2026. This includes administering the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board that discusses Hanford cleanup. The award also funds emergency preparedness planning related to Hanford.
All four grants are for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
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