Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program

Objective

To support state (including territories that are included in the definition of state in the Solid Waste Disposal Act) and tribal corrective action programs that address releases from underground storage tanks (USTs). Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2025: Cooperative agreements to states and tribes to support activities in making progress in cleaning up petroleum leaks by initiating and completing cleanups and reducing the backlog of sites not yet cleaned up. In FY 2025, at least 80 percent of LUST corrective action appropriated funds have been provided to states to carry out the LUST corrective action program. The priority in FY 2025 is to provide resources to states to perform core cleanup work, with a focus on cleaning up the highest priority sites.

Who Can Apply

• State
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Other

Cooperative agreements are only available to States and Territories that have UST programs. Additionally, these cooperative agreements are only available to Federally-recognized Tribes and Intertribal Consortia that must meet the requirements, as described in the Federal Register Notice, Vol. 67, No. 213, pp. 67181-67183, "Update to EPA Policy on Certain Grants to Intertribal Consortia."

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

Canino.Richard@epa.gov
202-564-0394