This action approves an award in the amount of $300,000 to the city of aiken, south carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the City of Aiken, South Carolina under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award will support inventory, characterization, assessment and community involvement activities related to brownfield sites in Aiken's downtown and Northside districts through September 2024. Deliverables will include site assessment reports, technical documents and a community involvement plan to address job creation, redevelopment and reuse of contaminated properties. The funding aims to benefit Aiken residents through redevelopment of vacant properties and associated economic opportunities.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide funding for the city of aiken, south carolina. Activities to be performed may include inventory, characterization, assessment, and development of cleanup planning and community involvement related events for brownfield sites in the downtown and northside district areas of aiken, south carolina. Anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes, will include site assessment reports, other technical reports, and a community involvement plan. The intended beneficiaries for this project include the residents of aiken, particularly residents of the downtown and northside district areas. More specifically, outcomes may include jobs and leveraged funding, and properties made ready for reuse. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance