This cooperative agreement provides assistance to the district of columbia department of energy and environment's lust program

Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment $645,956 obligated under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2028. This formula grant, awarded non-competitively under a fixed allocation formula, provides funding for the District's LUST Corrective Action Program to investigate suspected petroleum releases from underground storage tanks, oversee and enforce corrective action by owners or operators, and perform direct corrective action activities where owners or operators are unknown, unwilling, or unable to act. The program targets reduction of the backlog of UST releases pending cleanup completion. The anticipated deliverable is state cleanup data entered into the LUST4 system. Total federal funds of $1,392,801 are contingent upon availability; this award partially funds the grant at $60,600 obligated. No subawards are included. Work is performed in Washington, DC.

Specifically, this agreement provides funding for its lust corrective action program, which includes assessment, remediation, and enforcement related activities. The main objectives of the lust corrective action program are to investigate suspected petroleum releases and to perform corrective action on these releases. This action partially funds the grant in the amount of $60,600. Federal funds in the amount of $1,392,801 are contingent upon availability. Activities:major activities include investigating suspected petroleum releases; overseeing and enforcing corrective action by owners or operators; and performing direct corrective action activities. Owners or operators that are unknown, unwilling, or unable to perform those activities themselves can make progress by cleaning up petroleum leaks; initiating and completing cleanups; and reducing the backlog of sites not yet cleaned up.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverable is the state cleanup data that is entered into the LUST4 system. The primary outcome is a reduction in the backlog of UST releases for which cleanups have not yet been completed. The primary beneficiaries are the state corrective action program recipients.