This action approves an award in the amount of $400,000 to georgia downtown development authority of social circle, georgia to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and…

This $400,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will fund the City of Social Circle, Georgia to conduct environmental site assessment and cleanup planning activities. Specifically, the recipient will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning for brownfield sites in the city's historic downtown mill district. They will complete 11 Phase I and 8 Phase II environmental site assessments, hold 6 community meetings, and develop 2 site-specific cleanup plans. Additionally, the recipient will submit 48 quarterly reports through EPA's ACRES system on progress and accomplishments. No subawards are included. The funding will benefit residents, businesses and brownfields in and near the downtown area. The award falls under EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), which provides funding to assess and clean up contaminated properties and promote their redevelopment.

This action approves an award in the amount of $400,000 to georgia downtown development authority of social circle, georgia to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the recipient anticipates conducting eleven (11) phase i and eight (8) phase 2 environmental site assessments, holding six (6) community meetings, developing two (2) site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 48 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfields in and near the historic downtown mill district, and within the city of social circle, georgia.