This agreement funds the recipient $420,936.00 in remedial funding and $25,000 in removal funding a total of $445,936.00 for continuation of its site assessment program that includes site…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy $445,936 in a Cooperative Agreement on April 1, 2026, to conduct site assessment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at confirmed hazardous waste sites in Michigan. The award comprises $420,936 in remedial funding and $25,000 in removal funding.

The recipient will perform site characterization, preliminary assessments, site inspections, pre-CERCLA screening, expanded site inspections, site-specific environmental site inspections, and site reassessment without sampling at hazardous waste sites. Work also includes support to EPA's removal program and program management to guide decision-making regarding the National Priority Listing. Activities are conducted under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802), which supports state-led site-specific hazardous waste assessment and response.

The period of performance runs April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. Work occurs at sites within Michigan, with direct beneficiaries identified as residents of the state, including residents of Utica in Macomb County and residents in Congressional District MI-010. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. All amendments to planned activities require consultation with and concurrence from EPA Region 5 staff.

This agreement funds the recipient $420,936.00 in remedial funding and $25,000 in removal funding a total of $445,936.00 for continuation of its site assessment program that includes site characterization activities, preliminary assessments, site inspections at confirmed hazardous waste sites. This agreement has a budget and project period from april 1 2026 through march 31, 2027. Activities:the activities to be performed include the following site assessment related actions under the comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act (cercla) activities conducted provide a guide to the decision making and national priority listing (NPL) and include program management, (5) pre-cercla (PCS) screening, (1) preliminary assessment, (1) expanded site inspections. (2) sesi, (3) site reassessment without sampling and support to the united states environmental protection agency removal program. Additionally, any amendments to the above will require consultation with and concurrence from the usepa. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated outcomes expected deliverables and intended beneficiaries included are based on the state of michigan's annual workplan, assessment and prior discussion with region 5 staff for the FY 26 award cycle. The state anticipates providing program and completion of PA's, PCS's site inspections, ESI's, sesi's, and site reassessment without sampling and assist as needed with (EPA's) removal program. The state of michigan anticipates completing site assessment activities and the intended beneficiaries are residents of the state of michigan. Direct beneficiaries of this program also includes residents of the state of michigan, utica michigan in macomb county MI and congressional districts MI - 010 that will benefit from this agreement. Substantial EPA federal involvement includes programmatic oversight, review as well as comments on all agreement activities and products as identified in the workplan.