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State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (12.113)

Also known as Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement Program

State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (Assistance Listing 12.113) is run by the Department of the Army, part of the Department of Defense. It awarded $304 million in 136 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $519,805. Half of the 136 awards fell between $173,249 and $1.2 million, and they ranged from $10,217 to $106 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) Program was established pursuant to 10 United States Code 2701 (d). The goals of the DSMOA program are to support and expedite environmental restoration at Department of Defense (DOD) installations through enhanced partnerships with states, territories and the District of Columbia. These partnerships improve communication, coordination and cooperation between states and DOD components, resulting in the protection of human health and the environment through environmental restoration and ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. The DOD components participating in the DSMOA program include Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS). There are currently 52 states and territories participating in the voluntary DSMOA program.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State and territorial governments only.

What the money can and cannot pay for

State/territorial services that qualify for payment under the program include the following types of assistance provided by the State/territory commencing at site identification and continuing through operation and maintenance as well as any other activities that are funded by DERA: 1. Technical review, comments and recommendations on all documents or data required to be submitted to the State/territory under an agreement between the State/territory and a DoD component, all documents or data that a DoD component requests the State/territory to review, and all documents or data that are provided by a DoD component to the State/territory for review as a result of a request from the State/territory made under applicable State/territorial law; 2. identification and explanation of State/territorial applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements related to response actions at DoD installations; 3. site visits to review DoD response actions and ensure their consistency with appropriate requirements, or in accordance with site-specific requirements established in other agreements between the State/territory and DoD Component; 4. participation in cooperation with DoD in the conduct of public education and public participation activities in accordance with Federal and State/territorial requirements for public involvement; 5. services provided at the request of DoD in connection with participation in technical review committees; 6.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

May 30, 2025 to Jun 01, 2026 For receipt of funds in any given year, a complete application must be received by June 1.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$8K-$100M

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (12.113) awarded $304 million across 136 grant awards, an average of $2.2 million per award.

Top states: California ($201 million), Alabama ($13.9 million), Alaska ($7.1 million), Florida ($6.2 million), Arizona ($6.0 million), Colorado ($5.1 million), Maryland ($4.7 million), South Carolina ($4.3 million), Puerto Rico ($4.0 million), Massachusetts ($3.7 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments132$304 million100%
Nonprofits3$614,2070.2%

By state

29 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California5$201 million
Alabama3$13.9 million
Alaska3$7.1 million
Florida3$6.2 million
Arizona3$6.0 million
Colorado3$5.1 million
Maryland3$4.7 million
South Carolina3$4.3 million
Puerto Rico3$4.0 million
Massachusetts3$3.7 million
Michigan3$3.2 million
Missouri3$3.2 million
Virginia4$3.1 million
Hawaii2$3.1 million
Illinois2$2.9 million
Rhode Island3$2.8 million
North Carolina3$2.7 million
West Virginia3$2.1 million
New Jersey3$1.9 million
Kansas2$1.8 million
Maine3$1.7 million
Nevada3$1.6 million
District of Columbia4$1.6 million
New York2$1.6 million
New Hampshire2$1.6 million
Ohio2$1.5 million
Georgia2$1.5 million
Texas3$1.3 million
Pennsylvania3$1.2 million
Montana2$942,789
Tennessee2$812,689
Wyoming3$724,583
Idaho2$673,957
Utah2$667,682
Guam3$614,207
Nebraska3$517,486
South Dakota3$432,713
Mississippi2$428,074
Kentucky2$403,230
Minnesota2$312,056
Indiana2$303,417
Wisconsin2$251,102
Louisiana2$202,033
Oklahoma3$142,796
Oregon2$120,481
Connecticut2$94,603
Iowa2$94,304
Delaware2$63,678
American Samoa3$63,000
Vermont2$27,302

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.