Federal sub-agency · Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency obligated $1.2B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 9,133 contract actions (−29% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLC ($76.5M). It also awarded $14.3B in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.2B
Actions
9,133
New awards: 1,373
Sole-source
8.6%
Small business
54%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.2BFY2017
  2. 1.2BFY2018
  3. 1.2BFY2019
  4. 1.1BFY2020
  5. 1.2BFY2021
  6. 1.6BFY2022
  7. 1.9BFY2023
  8. 2.2BFY2024
  9. 1.7BFY2025
  10. 1.2BFY2026
  11. 1.4MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLC$76.5M6.4%
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$69.8M5.8%
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION LLC$59.7M5.0%
  4. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC$54.2M4.5%
  5. HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC.$41.3M3.4%
  6. EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC$35.1M2.9%
  7. CDM FEDERAL PROGRAMS CORPORATION$28.7M2.4%
  8. CH2M HILL, INC$27M2.3%
  9. THE CADMUS GROUP LLC$26.7M2.2%
  10. S C & A INC$24.1M2.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$499.1M42%
  2. Professional services$394.5M33%
  3. IT & telecom$150.8M13%
  4. Construction & real property$68.9M5.7%
  5. Research & development$35.7M3.0%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$27.1M2.3%
  7. Equipment maintenance$11.7M1.0%
  8. Transportation & logistics$4.9M0.4%
  9. Health & medical$3.5M0.3%
  10. Education & social services$2M0.2%
  11. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.5M0.1%
  12. Fuel$123.8K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$153.4M13%
  2. Massachusetts$99.6M8.3%
  3. District of Columbia$99.2M8.3%
  4. North Carolina$72.9M6.1%
  5. Georgia$65.1M5.4%
  6. Tennessee$59.3M4.9%
  7. Kansas$52.8M4.4%
  8. Texas$52.7M4.4%
  9. Michigan$51.2M4.3%
  10. Pennsylvania$47.7M4.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $415.8M
  • Sole-source awards8.6%
    US 30% · $103.4M
  • Single-offer competitions26%
    US 8.7% · $312.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.7%
    US 5.1% · $9M
  • Year-end rush17%
    US 6.0% · $207M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.1%
    US 5.0% · $1.2M
  • Time-and-materials pricing39%
    US 4.2% · $467.2M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. CONSTRUCTION, FINANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE & IA DIVISION$36.4M18%
  2. REGION 7 CONTRACTING OFFICE$16.7M12%
  3. LAND, ENFORCEMENT, AND AIR DIVISION$12.9M7.1%
  4. WATER, TRIBAL & SCIENCE DIVISION$9.1M3.8%
  5. REGION 6 CONTRACTING OFFICE$6.2M17%

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Awards to excluded parties

New awards, options exercised and added work this agency signed while the recipient was listed in SAM.gov as debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or excluded (exact identifier matches).

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Largest awards

  1. CUYAHOGA GORGE DAM SEDIMENT REMEDIATION - GLNPO - TASK ORDER AWARD UNDER GLNPO-RRS MATOC$130M
    SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.· Summit County, OH· Facilities & utilities· Jan 16, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026· 68HE0525F0042
  2. LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER TASK ORDER$73M
    AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.· Marion County, OH· Facilities & utilities· Feb 21, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026· 68HE0523F0038
  3. MANAGED DESKTOP SERVICES AND SUPPORT (MDSS)$68.6M
    ECS FEDERAL, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Oct 7, 2016 – Sep 24, 2026· EPG12H00442
  4. THIS IS A REMEDIATION ACTION FRAMEWORK (RAF) REMEDIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (RES) TASK ORDER (TO) TO PROVIDE REMEDIATION TO SOURCE MATERIAL AND PRINCIPAL THREAT WASTE IN OPERABLE UNIT 2 (OU2) CONTAMINATED SOILS AND SEDIMENTS AT THE JACKSON CERAMI$68.4M
    EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC· Philadelphia County, PA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 26, 2024 – Sep 21, 2026· 68HE0324F0075
  5. OTTAWA RADIATION NPL 8, OTTAWA, IL DOL MEGAPROJECT$66.9M
    LEISNOI DIVERSIFIED-KEMRON 8A JV, LLC· LaSalle County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Sep 30, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026· 68HE0524C0005
  6. PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT/ENGINEER, TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT REMEDIAL RESPONSE, ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT AND NON-TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTIVITIES TO HELP ADDRESS AND/OR MITIGATE ENDANGERMENT TO THE PUBLIC HELATH, WELFARE OR ENVIRONMENT, AND TO SUPPORT STATES AND COMMUNITIES IN PREPARING FOR RESPONSES TO RELEASES OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, AS WELL AS COUNTER TERRORISM.$62.3M
    PACIFIC WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.· Jefferson County, CO· Construction & real property· Nov 2, 2016 – Jan 20, 2026· EPW06006
  7. EPA OW OGWDW DWPD IT SYSTEMS SUPPORT SERVICES (DWPD IT SYSTEMS SUPPORT SERVICES)$60.8M
    SYSTALEX CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 12, 2021 – Aug 25, 2026· 68HERD21F0106
  8. SOUTHSIDE CHATTANOOGA SITE RESIDENTIAL REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES REQUIRED TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT THE SITE. SSID:B4J4RA02 ;$57.5M
    C M C, INC.· Hamilton County, TN· Facilities & utilities· Dec 17, 2021 – Jul 13, 2026· 68HE0422F0013

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Environmental Protection Agency obligated $14.3B in federal assistance in FY2026, on 5,403 actions (1,634 new awards), −44% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund ($7.2B).

Assistance · FY2026
$14.3B
Loan face value
$1.8B
lent or guaranteed
Actions
5,403
Since FY2021
$110.9B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 4.9BFY2021
  2. 7.9BFY2022
  3. 13.7BFY2023
  4. 44.5BFY2024
  5. 25.5BFY2025
  6. 14.3BFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$14.5B100%
  2. Loans$00.0%
    $1.8B lent or guaranteed
  3. Direct payments-$123.7M0.0%

Top programs

  1. 66.468 · Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$7.2B51%
  2. 66.458 · Clean Water State Revolving Fund$3.7B26%
  3. 66.202 · Congressionally Mandated Projects$704M4.9%
  4. 66.442 · Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program$608.9M4.2%
  5. 66.605 · Performance Partnership Grants$454.1M3.2%
  6. 66.600 · Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support$183.5M1.3%
  7. 66.460 · Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants$98.3M0.7%
  8. 66.469 · Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative$95.7M0.7%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$2B14%
    TALLAHASSEE, FL
  2. THE STATE OF OHIO OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT$810.7M5.7%
    COLUMBUS, OH
  3. STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD$769.6M5.4%
    SACRAMENTO, CA
  4. ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY$705.3M4.9%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL
  5. GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AUTHORITY$701.5M4.9%
    ATLANTA, GA
  6. NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$670.8M4.7%
    ALBANY, NY
  7. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION NEW YORK$447.8M3.1%
    ALBANY, NY
  8. INDIANA FINANCE AUTHORITY$445.8M3.1%
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Where it went

  1. Florida$2.1B14%
  2. New York$1.2B8.2%
  3. California$996.8M7.0%
  4. Ohio$883.2M6.2%
  5. Georgia$739.5M5.2%
  6. Illinois$736.1M5.1%
  7. Texas$521.7M3.6%
  8. Indiana$468.9M3.3%
  9. New Jersey$417.1M2.9%
  10. North Carolina$395.8M2.8%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

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Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

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Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.