Formula Grant 00340624

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded a Formula Grant totaling $222,089 (with an additional $1.39M in contingent federal funds) to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805). This cooperative agreement funds the District's LUST Corrective Action Program to investigate suspected petroleum releases from underground storage tanks, oversee corrective actions by responsible parties, and perform direct remediation activities when tank owners are unknown, unwilling, or unable to address contamination themselves.

The primary deliverables under this award include assessment and remediation services for petroleum releases, enforcement-related activities, and submission of cleanup data to the EPA's LUST4 system. Key activities encompass investigating suspected petroleum contamination, enforcing corrective action compliance, and executing direct cleanup operations to reduce the backlog of unremediatedUST release sites in the District of Columbia. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement. The anticipated outcome is a measurable reduction in the backlog of underground storage tank releases pending cleanup completion, with direct benefits to the District's environmental corrective action program and affected communities.