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Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

66.809

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

To effectively implement the statutory requirements of CERCLA Section 121(f) for state or tribal involvement. To provide funds to conduct CERCLA activities which are not assignable to specific sites, but support a recipient's Superfund program. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2025: Continued support for non-site specific activities intended to develop and maintain a state or Indian tribe’s ability to participate in the Superfund remedial program.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    In Fiscal Year 2016, the types of activities funded included: hiring staff, administrative salaries, clerical help, financial accounting, data management, program management, medical monitoring, health and safety training for field employees, computer systems purchases, training, legal assistance and legislative development. Outputs include reports, accounting and tracking systems, hired and trained staff, cost recovery procedures and techniques, laws and regulations for hazardous waste control. In FY 2016, to date, 7 Core program cooperative agreements have been awarded. na

  2. 2017

    In Fiscal Year 2017, the types of activities funded included: hiring staff, administrative salaries, clerical help, financial accounting, data management, program management, medical monitoring, health and safety training for field employees, computer systems purchases, training, legal assistance and legislative development.

  3. 2018

    Hiring staff, health and safety training and technical training for field employees, and computer systems and equipment purchases.

  4. 2019

    Hiring staff, health and safety training and technical training for field employees, and computer systems and equipment purchases. For more information on accomplishments associated with this assistance listing and other Superfund Programs, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-accomplishments-and-benefits

  5. 2020

    For accomplishments associated with this assistance listing, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-remedial-annual-accomplishments.

  6. 2021

    For accomplishments under this assistance listing, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/superfund.

  7. 2024

    For accomplishments under this assistance listing, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/superfund.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

2 CFR 200 and 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards); 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs); 40 CFR Part 35, Subpart O (Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions). For additional information on Superfund Policy, Guidance and Laws, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-policy-guidance-and-laws.

  1. 104(d)(1), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).