This cooperative agreement will fund the development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program in the pennsylvania department of environmental protection (PADEP), which…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection $9,074,615 on October 1, 2025, under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support program (CFDA 66.801), a formula grant supporting the development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program.

The recipient will deliver permitting, corrective action, inspections, enforcement, computerized tracking, data quality assurance, and pollution prevention outreach activities. These deliverables include implementation of a program to oversee the operations and remediation of hazardous waste facilities, RCRA corrective action, enforcement actions, quality assurance review, and minimization of hazardous waste production across Pennsylvania. The program controls the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment from inactive hazardous waste facilities. The direct beneficiaries are residents of Pennsylvania.

The award obligated $9,074,615 of a total grant amount of $301,234 (this action) plus $13,372,769 in federal funds contingent upon availability. Work is performed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This cooperative agreement will fund the development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program in the pennsylvania department of environmental protection (PADEP), which will control the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. The goal of this program is to protect human health and the environment from inactive hazardous waste facilities. This action partially funds the grant in the amount of $301,234. Federal funds in the amount of $13,372,769 are contingent upon availability. Activities:the activities to be performed include permitting, corrective action, inspections, enforcement, computerized tracking, ensuring data quality, and pollution prevention outreach. This will help to preserve and restore the land by reducing waste generation by managing hazardous wastes properly. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the implementation of a program to oversee the operations and remediation of hazardous waste facilities. This includes permitting; rcra corrective action; enforcement; quality assurance review; and the minimization of hazardous waste production in the pennsylvania department of environmental protection (PADEP). The expected outcomes include programmatic oversight, and review of all agreement activities and products. The direct beneficiaries of this program are residents of pennsylvania.