This action provides funding in the amount of $66,000 to the north carolina department of environmental quality (ncdeq)

EPA Region 4 awarded a $66,000 cooperative agreement to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on October 1, 2025, under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) to fund non-site-specific activities supporting the state's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

NCDEQ will conduct program management and supervision, cooperative agreement and contract administration, fiscal and contract management, legal assistance including cost recovery and litigation activities, and administrative and clerical/technical support. The anticipated deliverables include development of legal authorities and enforcement support, hiring and training of staff, and activities to strengthen the federal-state partnership in Superfund program management. Performance runs through September 30, 2027, in North Carolina. The agreement obligates $212,667 total. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The intended beneficiaries are residents of North Carolina.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide funds to the the recipient for activities that are not assignable to specific sites, but will support the recipient's response program under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (cercla).activities:activities include program management and supervision; cooperative agreement and contract administration; fiscal and contract management activity; legal assistance, such as including cost recovery and litigation activities; and administrative and general clerical/technical support.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables will be the state's ability to manage superfund programs. The outcome of this cooperative agreement will include the development of legal authorities and enforcement support; hiring/training staff; and supporting activities which will strengthen the federal/state partnership. Intended beneficiaries of this program are residents of north carolina.