This action approves an award in the amount of $300,000 to provide funding for the lake cumberland area development district

This $300,000 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 will support the Lake Cumberland Area Development District in providing brownfield assessment and community involvement services in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Funded under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), key deliverables will include site assessment reports, technical reports, and a community involvement plan to identify, inventory, and assess brownfield sites for potential cleanup and redevelopment. Specific outcomes may comprise jobs, leveraged funding, and properties made ready for reuse. Running from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, this cooperative agreement will directly benefit target communities in Cumberland County by facilitating the assessment, cleanup planning, and redevelopment of contaminated former industrial and commercial properties.

Activities to be performed may include inventory, characterization, assessment, and development of cleanup planning and community involvement related events for brownfield sites in cumberland county, kentucky. Anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes for this project will include site assessment reports, other technical reports, and a community involvement plan. 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, pollutant, or contaminant. These activities will directly benefit the coalitions/target communities & nbspandby identifying, inventorying, prioritizing and assessing brownfield sites and performing the planning necessary to clean up the site. In addition, the funding will provide an opportunity for the community to be involved in the assessment, cleanup, and reuse of brownfield sites.