This agreement fully funds $532,482.00 to the recipient's program to perform site characterization activities such as preliminary assessments and site inspection at potential or confirmed hazardous…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $532,482 to the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management (doing business as Ohio Environmental Protection Agency) on April 1, 2026, under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802).

Ohio EPA will conduct site characterization activities including preliminary assessments and site inspections at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites across Ohio. The award funds 14 site assessment projects in the agency's FFY26-27 annual workplan: four Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (PCS), four preliminary assessments (PA), five site inspections (SI), and one expanded site inspection (ESI) project. Ohio EPA will deliver cumulative cooperative agreement modifications and progress logs to the Region 5 NPL Coordinator on a quarterly basis or as modifications are tendered for approval, whichever occurs sooner.

Supporting activities include 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. No sub-recipients are included in this award.

The period of performance runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with performance taking place in Ohio.

This agreement fully funds $532,482.00 to the recipient's program to perform site characterization activities such as preliminary assessments and site inspection at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites. This cooperative agreement will help support 14 site assessment projects in ohio EPA's FFY26-27 annual workplan.activities:activities to be performed include the following site assessment related actions. Ohio EPA plans to complete the following site assessment activities : 1) 4 PCS; 2) 4 PA; 3) 5 SI; and 4) 1 ESI projects. Ohio EPA will provide a cumulative CA modification and a progress log to the region 5 NPL coordinator on a quarterly basis or as modifications are tendered for region 5 approval, whichever is sooner.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and outcomes: supports pillar 1: clean air, land, and water for every american and pillar 2: restore american energy dominance by supporting non-site-specific activities under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act. 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. The intended beneficiaries include: the state of ohio, ohio EPA, and the nearly 12 million residence of the state of ohio.