Headquarters and Regional Underground Storage Tanks Program (66.816)
Headquarters and Regional Underground Storage Tanks Program (Assistance Listing 66.816) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $3.5 million in 8 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $439,122 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $319,995. Half of the 8 awards fell between $107,472 and $824,391, and they ranged from $25,000 to $963,263.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$3.5 million
- Grant awards8
- Typical award$319,995
- Awarded in FY 2025$407,729
- Size rank1,686 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $757,999 in fiscal 2021 to $407,729 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1686th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 4 states and territories.
What the program funds
This grant program funds activities in both the LUST prevention and cleanup programs. On the Prevention program, grants are used for activities that promote the prevention, compliance, and identification of underground storage tanks. For the cleanup program, grants are used to support activities that promote corrective action, enforcement and management of releases from underground storage tank systems. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2026: High priority tasks include: (1) Working with states and tribes within available resources to reduce the number of sites that have not reached cleanup completion; (2) Provide targeted training to states and tribes, such as remediation process optimization and rapid site assessment techniques; (3) Monitor the soundness of financial mechanisms, in particular, insurance and state cleanup funds that serve as financial assurance for LUST releases; (4) Provide support in Indian Country for site assessment, investigations, and remediation of high priority sites; and (5) Provide resources and support to states and tribes to quickly address emergency responses from releases to the environment.
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
These assistance agreements are only available to public authorities (state, interstate, intrastate, agencies designated by states or territorial Governors to receive UST notifications, Federally-recognized tribes and intertribal consortia, and local), public agencies and institutions; private non-profit organizations and agencies that meet the requirements of Section 8001(a) and (b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Profit-making organizations and the general public are not eligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' eligible and allowable direct costs incurred under an approved work plan plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Funds awarded under Section 8001(a) and (b) of RCRA must be used for projects that may include the following types of activities: research presentations, educational materials, surveys, training, studies, demonstrations, investigations, special projects and the development or use of methods to improve UST systems management and performance to reduce the actual and potential risks to human health and the environment. This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement (“discretion”), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.
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
For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the competitive announcement.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
In FY 2024, both the range of grants and the average of grants is $30,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: For examples of the types of projects funded under this assistance listing, please visit the following website: . https://www.epa.gov/ust/leaking-underground-storage-tank-trust-fund
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Headquarters and Regional Underground Storage Tanks Program (66.816) awarded $3.5 million across 8 grant awards, an average of $439,122 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, Inc | District of Columbia | 4 | $1.9 million |
| New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission | Massachusetts | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation | Washington | 1 | $100,000 |
| The Fuels Institute | Virginia | 1 | $25,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 55% of the money, tribes 2.9%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 5 | $1.9 million | 55% |
| Other | 2 | $1.5 million | 42% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $100,000 | 2.9% |
By state
2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are District of Columbia and Massachusetts.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 4 | $1.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Washington | 1 | $100,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $25,000 |