Cooperative Agreement W912DY262A051

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) received a $238,223.50 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Army's Engineering and Support Center under the State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (CFDA 12.113), awarded July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. Under this two-year agreement, WVDEP will provide technical services and regulatory oversight support to the Department of Defense in furtherance of environmental restoration activities at military installations within West Virginia. The scope of eligible services, as specified in the signed Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) between DoD and West Virginia, includes CERCLA compliance review, remediation oversight, and regulatory approvals associated with Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) activities at Department of Defense hazardous waste sites.

This Cooperative Agreement reimburses West Virginia for the direct costs of technical expertise and state regulatory resources deployed to support DoD environmental cleanup initiatives. The award reflects the program's objective to facilitate state participation in expediting remediation at federal hazardous waste sites and to foster collaboration between state environmental agencies and military services under authorities established in 10 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.