This agreement fully funds the FY 2026 site assessment and removal activities in the amount of funds $377,724.00

Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $377,724 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on April 1, 2026, under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to conduct FY 2026 site assessment and removal activities.

The award funds site characterization activities at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites in Minnesota, including preliminary assessments, site inspections, expanded site investigations, and Hazard Ranking System scoring packages. Of the total obligated amount, $352,724 supports the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's program to perform site characterization activities at Superfund sites, with an additional $25,000 dedicated to Superfund removal activities at Minnesota sites. Activities span site discovery through evaluation and scoring until designation as no further remedial action planned or advancement through enforcement negotiations or fund-lead investigation and cleanup.

The period of performance runs April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with all work performed in Minnesota. Site inspection-level evaluations at MPCA and EPA removal sites will determine whether potential CERCLA response actions are warranted. No sub-recipients are included in this Cooperative Agreement. The anticipated beneficiaries include the 5.07 million residents of Minnesota.

Funding supports $352,724.00 to the minnesota pollution control agency's program to perform site characterization activities such as preliminary assessments and site inspection at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites. In addition, this action also supports $25,000.00 in superfund removal activities at minnesota sites.activities:activities to be performed include the following site assessment related actions include activities from site discovery, through evaluation and scoring based on the site assessment activities until a site is designated as no further remedial action planned (nfrap'd) or moved forward through enforcement negotiations or fund-lead investigation and cleanup. Activities in this category include, but are not limited to, the traditional site assessment activities of pre-cercla screenings (PCS); preliminary assessments (PA); site inspections (SI); expanded site investigations (ESI); and hazard ranking system (HRS) scoring packages.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the project's anticipated outcomes, expected deliverables and intended beneficiaries include site inspection-level evaluations at the MPCA/EPA removal sites listed below to determine if potential merla/cercla response actions are warranted for the period april 1, 2026 - march 31, 2027. The beneficiaries of this project are the 5.07 million residents of the state of minnesota.