This agreement will provide funding for the houston land bank and coalition partners to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for…

This $600,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 to the Houston Land Bank will fund brownfield site assessment, cleanup planning, and community involvement activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), the Houston Land Bank and coalition partners will conduct 24 Phase I and 16 Phase II environmental site assessments, as well as prepare eight cleanup plans. Grant funds will also support reuse planning and community outreach focused on four target areas in Houston: East End, Near Northside, Kashmere Gardens, and Gulfton. No subawards are included under this agreement to inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield properties and plan subsequent cleanup activities.

This agreement will provide funding for the houston land bank and coalition partners to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites in the houston, texas. Grant funds will conduct 24 phase I and 16 phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare eight cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be used for reuse planning and community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on four target areas: the east end; near northside; kashmere gardens; and gulfton. These four target areas were selected based on community need and the presence of dozens of brownfields with high reuse probability identified within them, many of which have already been acquired by coalition members. 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. There are no subawards under this agre