Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded the City of Belfast, Maine a $500,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. This award supports eligible brownfield assessment and remediation activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(2). The city will conduct inventory, characterization, environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and community involvement activities related to brownfield properties in Belfast. The recipient will competitively procure and direct a qualified environmental professional to perform environmental site activities and will submit quarterly progress reports to the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES).

Over the four-year performance period, the City of Belfast anticipates delivering up to 10 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments, up to 4 community meetings, up to 10 site-specific cleanup plans with alternatives analysis, up to 10 planning documents to support brownfields revitalization, and 16 quarterly progress reports. No subawards are included in this agreement. These activities are designed to benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in Belfast by identifying environmental contamination and facilitating the successful redevelopment and reuse of blighted and underutilized properties.

This agreement will provide funding for the city of belfast, maine to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in belfast, maine.activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities. Also, the recipient will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting up to 10 phase i and 10 phase II environmental site assessments, up to four community meetings, up to 10 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and up to ten planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, as well as submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near belfast, maine.