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State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants (SIRG) Program and Resources

On this page:

  • Overview
  • General SIRG Information
  • Annual SIRG Activities Reports
  • Authorizations
  • Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Checklist and Templates

Information on Applying and Managing Grants

For requirements, policies and guidance that must be followed to manage a grant visit Introduction to Regulations, Policies and Guidance for EPA Grants.

For all SIRG opportunities, please consult your regional office.

  • Eligible applicants: states (includes District of Columbia, Commonwealths and Territories),tribal nations and tribal consortia, and non-federal entities(includes institutions of higher education).
  • For more information on applying for SIRG, visit grants.gov:
  1. Go to Applicants
  2. Search for How to Apply for Grants
  3. Select Search for Opportunity Package
  4. Input the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) EPA-CEP-01 or EPA-CEP-02
  5. Click "Apply" next to CFDA 66.032 for SIRG.

For frequent questions about grants and Coronavirus (COVID-19) visit COVID-19 FAQs.

Overview

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 State Indoor Radon Grant (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 Plan
  2. Demonstrate, capture and report results in alignment with EPA’s FY2022-2026 Strategic Plan Framework. The Agency’s long-term performance goal is to prevent 2, 250 lung cancer deaths annually through lower radon exposure as compared to the FY2020 baseline of 1,684 prevented lung cancer deaths by September 30, 2026. 

In alignment with EPA’s FY2022-2026 Strategic Goals, the Agency’s radon program’s principle objectives are to:

  • Build new homes with radon-reducing features where appropriate, by encouraging home builders to voluntarily include these features, and by local governments adopting building codes that require these features;
  • Have existing homes tested and fixed by homeowners when appropriate, and especially by home sellers and buyers during residential real estate transfers;
  • Build new schools with radon-reducing features where appropriate, and to have existing schools tested and fixed when necessary; and
  • Conduct projects and activities that directly support the first three strategic goals (above), including promoting action by:
    • consumers
    • real estate professionals
    • state and local building code officials
    • schools officials
    • non-profit public health organizations
    • professional organizations
    • partnerships

General SIRG Information

  • 2013-2023 SIRG Funding Regional Allocation (PDF) (EPA 402/A-23/001, March 2023)
  • State And Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program Guidance and Handbook. (PDF) (EPA 402/B-05/002, January 2005)
  • Guidance on the Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards for State Indoor Radon Grant Recipients (PDF) (EPA 402/B-22/004, May 2022) 
  • SIRG Program:  A Fact Sheet for Tribes
  • SIRG Match Tools
    • SIRG - Training Related In-kind Match Contribution Form Tool (PDF) (EPA 402/B-14/001, May 2014)
    • Download the SIRG Match Model (xlsx)

Annual SIRG Activities Reports

  • Overview of EPA’s State & Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2022 (PDF)(EPA 402/S-23/001, February 2023)
  • Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2021 (PDF)(EPA 402/S-22/001, February 2022)
  • Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2020 (PDF)(EPA 402/S-21/002, March 2021)
  • Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2019 (PDF)(EPA 402/S-20/002, February 2020) 

Statutory Authorizations

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  • Indoor Radon Abatement Act or Title III Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 306
  • Title Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2006, Public Law 109-54

Applicant Eligibility

  • 40 CFR Part 35.700-708, State and Local Assistance - Codifies environmental program grants for Tribal Nations and Tribal Consortia
  • 66 FR 3782- Environmental Program Grants for Tribes - Describes EPA’s interpretation of statutes and adds and adds Tribal Nations and Tribal Consortia as eligible applicants

Please check with your regional radon or SIRG program coordinator for additional guidance. 


Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Checklist and Templates

  • Region 4 QAPP Review Checklist (PDF)(EPA 402/B-07/002, March 2007) 
  • State Radon QAPP Template (PDF)(EPA 402/B-17/003, March 2017) 
  • Tribal Radon QAPP Template (PDF)(EPA 402/B-17/004, June 2017)

  • State And Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program Guidance And Handbook (pdf) (380.53 KB, EPA 402/B-05/002)
  • Guidance on the Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards for State Indoor Radon Grant Recipients (pdf) (186.24 KB, May 2022, EPA 402-B-22-004)
  • 2013-2023 STATE INDOOR RADON GRANT – REGIONAL ALLOCATION (pdf) (164.31 KB, February 2023, EPA 402/A23/001)
  • Overview of EPA’s State & Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2022 (pdf) (490.41 KB, February 2023, EPA-S23-001)
  • Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted during 2021 (pdf) (532.48 KB, February 2022, EPA 402-S22-001)
  • Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted during 2020 (pdf) (491.88 KB, March 2021, EPA 402-S21-002)
  • Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted during 2019 (pdf) (457.11 KB, February 2020, EPA 402-S20-001)
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  • SIRG - Training Related In-kind Match Contribution Form (pdf) (20.05 KB, May 2014, EPA 402/B-14/001)
  • Region 4 Quality Assurance Project Plan Review Checklist (pdf) (184.25 KB, March 2007, EPA 402/B-07/002)
  • Quality Assurance Project Plan State Radon Monitoring Program Measuring Indoor Radon Concentrations using Name of Detector (pdf) (349.89 KB, March 2017, EPA 402/B-17/003)
  • Quality Assurance Project Plan Tribal Radon Monitoring Program Measuring Indoor Radon Concentrations using Name of Detector (pdf) (264.3 KB, June 2017, EPA 402/B-17/004)
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Last updated on March 2, 2023
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