Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

Cooperative Agreement Award Overview

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded the City of Westbrook 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 agreement funds the City of Westbrook to conduct eligible assessment-related activities for brownfield properties—real property where expansion, development, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

Deliverables and Activities

Under this cooperative agreement, the City of Westbrook will deliver the following products and services: inventory, characterization, and assessment of brownfield sites; cleanup planning and community involvement activities; and qualified environmental site assessments conducted by a competitively procured environmental professional. Specific anticipated deliverables include up to eight Phase I and eight Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, up to two community meetings, up to four site-specific cleanup plans with analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, up to four planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and 16 quarterly progress reports submitted to the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. These activities will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in Westbrook, Maine.