This action approves funding in the amount of $65,491 to south carolina department of environmental services (SCDES)

EPA Region 4 awarded a $65,491 cooperative agreement to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services on October 1, 2025, under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) to support non-site-specific CERCLA response activities.

The recipient 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. These activities support SCDES's Superfund program operations and EPA-recipient coordination. Deliverables include development of legal authorities and enforcement support, hiring and training of staff, and the state's operational capacity to manage Superfund programs. Residents of South Carolina are direct beneficiaries.

The period of performance runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with work performed in South Carolina. Total dollars obligated to this award are $212,251. No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide funds to 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, including cost recovery and litigation activities; and administrative and general clerical/technical support.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the outcome of this cooperative agreement for the state will include development of legal authorities and enforcement support; hiring/training staff, and activities that support the EPA/recipient interaction. Direct beneficiaries of this program include residents of south carolina, that will benefit from the cooperative agreement. The deliverables will be the state's ability to manage superfund programs.