EPA Region 6

Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, a civilian sub-agency of the EPA, funds contracts and grants for environmental compliance, remediation, and protection work across its six-state jurisdiction (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and New Mexico).

Region 6 has awarded 1,935 federal contracts worth a combined $1.49 billion since 2000, with 99% of the potential value obligated. Award volume has declined over the last five years, dropping from 75 awards in 2022 to 29 in 2025, though activity rebounded to 38 awards through September 2026. The agency works with 518 distinct prime contractors across a highly fragmented competitive base; the top five primes by award count hold 48% of recent awards, but Environmental Restoration LLC dominates by both count and value with 74 awards totaling $112.8 million over the last five years. EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC ranks second with 21 awards and $95.7 million in potential value. The remaining primes scatter widely; Weston Solutions Inc., Hydrogeologic, Inc., and Aleut Technical Services, LLC account for additional significant work, but the field is diverse. Eighty percent of contract awards carry no set-aside designation; the remainder split primarily between small-business set-asides (15% total small business, 3% partial small business) and a small volume of 8(a) and SDVOSB activity.

Region 6 has distributed 1,743 federal grants totaling $7.12 billion in obligated federal dollars since 2007, with a combined $8.07 billion when non-federal matching funds are included. Grant volume grew steadily from 2022 through 2024 (225 to 302 awards) before declining to 252 in 2025 and dropping to 37 year-to-date in 2026. The grant recipient base is concentrated; the top five recipients by federal dollars obligated hold 45% of recent federal funding. Texas Water Development Board leads significantly with $1.78 billion across 24 awards, followed by state-level environmental and water agencies in Department of Environmental Quality, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Louisiana Department of Health, and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Grant funding flows predominantly through Formula Grants (42% of awards) and Project Grants (34%), with Cooperative Agreements accounting for 23%.

Region 6 maintains active solicitation activity. A Special Notice for EPA Region 6 Radioisotope Identification Device (SAM 950 ruggedized isotope identifier with accessories) closed October 21, 2026, structured as a sole-source procurement with no set-aside. No recent grant opportunities are recorded in the current digest.