Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, administering the Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) Program (CFDA 12.113), awarded $1,148,728.75 to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Administrative Services Division on July 1, 2026, for a two-year performance period ending June 30, 2028. Under this cooperative agreement, the state division provides technical services supporting Department of Defense (DoD) environmental restoration activities at military installations in Alaska. The agreement reimburses the state for regulatory oversight, technical review, and environmental investigation and remediation support related to DoD hazardous waste sites, with eligible activities limited to those authorized by Title 10 U.S.C. Sections 2701 et seq. and specified in the bilateral Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement between DoD and Alaska.

The DSMOA Program facilitates state participation in expediting cleanup at DoD hazardous waste sites while fostering collaboration between state and federal environmental agencies. Services typically encompass Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) compliance review, remediation oversight, and regulatory approvals. This award represents part of the broader DSMOA portfolio, which obligated $713 million across 515 cooperative agreements nationally, with award amounts typically ranging from $1 million to $3 million for two-year performance periods.