This action approves an award in the amount of $300,000 to bainbridge development authority

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the Development Authority of Bainbridge and Decatur County, Georgia under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The award will support inventory, characterization, assessment and development of cleanup planning for brownfield sites in Bainbridge and Decatur County through September 2024. Specific deliverables include site assessment reports, technical reports, and a community involvement plan. The funding aims to ready properties for redevelopment and create jobs and leveraged funding for citizens of Bainbridge.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide funding for the development authority of bainbridge and decatur county. Activities to be performed may include inventory, characterization, assessment, and development of cleanup planning and community involvement related events for brownfield sites in the city of bainbridge and decatur county, georgia. Anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes, and intended beneficiaries are the citizens of bainbridge, georgia. 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.