Grant Assistance to States for Radon Programs

In furtherance of its goals to eliminate the hazards posed hy indoor radon. Congress authorized up to 10,000,000 for grant assistance to the states for 

Letter from Mary T. Smith, Director Indoor Environments Division, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA, Mr. Larry L. Marcum, J.D., MJtA., Manager, Research and Development, Radon Program Manager, National Environmental Health Association, National Radon Proficiency Program (Mar. 30,2001) (on file with the EPA) and Letter from Mary T. Smith, Director Indoor Environments Division, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA to Ms. Nancy Bredhoff, President, National Radon Safety Board (Mar. 30,2001) (on file with the EPA). 

State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program Guidance and Handbook, 1 (Jan. 2005), available at http //www.epa.gov/radon/sirgprogram.html. 

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Grant assistance to States for radon programs. Radon in schools. 

For each fiscal year, upon application of the Governor of a State, the Administrator may make a grant, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator considers appropriate, under this section to the State for the purpose of assisting the State in the development and implementation of programs for the assessment and mitigation of radon. 

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