Cooperative Agreement W912DY262A053

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality received a $120,487.50 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Army's Engineering and Support Center under the State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (CFDA 12.113), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. Under this two-year agreement, the state agency will provide technical services and regulatory oversight supporting Department of Defense (DoD) environmental restoration activities at military installations within Wyoming. Eligible activities under the DSMOA are limited to those authorized by Title 10 U.S.C. Sections 2701 et seq., and may include Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) compliance review, remediation oversight, regulatory approvals, and environmental investigation support at DoD hazardous waste sites.

This award represents reimbursement to Wyoming for state-level technical capacity deployed in support of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), funded through the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA). The cooperative agreement structure facilitates collaboration between the state and DoD to expedite environmental cleanup efforts and foster operational relations between state environmental protection programs and military service agencies. WDEQ's participation leverages the state's established environmental regulatory expertise and administrative infrastructure to support federal environmental restoration goals at designated installations.