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 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. Under this Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)-funded award, CDPHE will capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(3) to provide loans and subgrants for the remediation of brownfield sites across Colorado.

The recipient will deliver environmental cleanup and site management services including issuance of approximately three loans and one subgrant to remediate four brownfield sites located in Cortez, Longmont, Fountain Creek, and other Colorado communities. Additional deliverables include development of community involvement plans and administrative records for each remediated site; completion of four analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives; execution of multiple community and applicant meetings; and submission of twenty quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this agreement.

This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for the colorado department of public health and the environment (cdphe) to capitalize a revolving loan fund authorized by cercla 104(k)(3) in the state of colorado. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding for the recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which to make loans and subgrants to clean up brownfield sites and conduct other necessary activities to prudently manage the RLF. Additionally, the recipient will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each site that is remediated, and will report on program income, interim progress, and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form and brownfields RLF 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 issuing approximately three loans and one subgrants to remediate four brownfield sites; anticipates holding multiple meetings with communities and loan and subgrant applicants, finalizing four analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting twenty quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in the target communities of cortez, longmont, cortez, fountain creek and in other parts in colorado.