The Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Energy Bureau and the Montana Department of Transportation are drafting a 5-year plan to spend Montana’s $43 million allocation of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding (NEVI). NEVI is one of the programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that passed Congress last fall. This program…
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When you heard about the over 300 programs in the infrastructure bill, did you feel like your city might need a guidebook? Good news – the White House infrastructure team saw that need too, and recently released the first edition of its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook to help state, local, Tribal…
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Targeted Brownfields Assessment grants – While the new infrastructure bill will provide additional funding opportunities for brownfields work this spring, Targeted Brownfields Assessment grants are currently available through our Region 8 EPA office. If you currently have redevelopment plans for a contaminated property that you own or can obtain ownership…
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A temporary emergency Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program1 (LIHWAP) is being developed to provide low-income households assistance in paying their water and wastewater bills. Funds will be sent directly to Public Water System (PWS) operators to be credited to income-eligible household accounts to reduce arrearages, prevent shutoffs and reduce monthly…
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