This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to provide funding for the town of drexel to implement cleanup activity at the drexel furniture site in drexel, north carolina

This Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 provides $500,000 to the Town of Drexel, North Carolina to implement cleanup activities at the Drexel Furniture site under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Key products and services to be delivered through the funding include community engagement, debris removal, confirmatory sampling, and ensuring compliance with state oversight at the contaminated property. Technical reports and disposal records will document cleanup progress. Outcomes expected include making acres ready for redevelopment uses and improving the environment at the site and surrounding area to encourage job-creating redevelopment once cleanup is complete. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.

Activities to be performed for this cleanup project will include community engagement, debris removal, confirmatory sampling, and ensuring compliance with state oversight. Anticipated deliverables will include technical reports and disposal records. Expected outcomes include acres made ready for reuse, and a cleaner, healthier environment at the drexel furniture site and the surrounding area. Once the site does not pose a threat to human health and the environment, this will encourage redevelopment of the site, which will create jobs. The intended beneficiaries include the property owner (the town of drexel), and residents of the town of the drexel.