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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), this agreement supports the remediation of a brownfield site located at 2900 W. Center Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The recipient will conduct environmental site remediation activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(3), competitively procure qualified environmental professionals to perform environmental site assessments, and establish a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site.

Key deliverables include the remediation of one brownfield site, facilitation of one or more community meetings to engage residents and stakeholders, completion of one alternatives analysis for cleanup, and submission of 16 quarterly progress reports to the EPA through the Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The project will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and around the designated Milwaukee property location.

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the redevelopment authority of the city of milwaukee. The recipient will conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(K)(3) in milwaukee, wisconsin. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site, and 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 will remediate one brownfield site and anticipates holding one or more community meetings, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting sixteen (16) quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near 2900 W. Center street, milwaukee, wisconsin.