This action approves an award in the amount of $485,000 to the georgia southwest regional commission's brownfield program where they will redevelop real property, the expansion, development or reuse…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $485,000 cooperative agreement to the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. Through this funding, the Commission will inventory, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities at brownfield sites in three target areas located in Arlington, Colquitt, and Donaldsonville, Georgia. Specifically, the Commission anticipates conducting 15 Phase I and nine Phase II environmental site assessments, holding six community meetings, developing four site-specific cleanup plans and analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and developing two planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization. The Commission will also submit 16 quarterly reports under the agreement. This work will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the brownfield target areas.

This action approves an award in the amount of $485,000 to the georgia southwest regional commission's brownfield program where they will redevelop 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. This agreement will provide funding to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in southwest georgia regional commission brownfields target areas: arlington downtown neighborhood, arlington, colquitt downtown neighborhood, colquitt, and donaldsonville downtown neighborhood, donaldson, georgia.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:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 15 phase i and nine (9) phase II environmental site assessments, holding six (6) community meetings, developing four (4) site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing two (2) planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near southwest georgia regional commission brownfields target areas, arlington downtown neighborhood, arlington, colquitt downtown neighborhood, colquitt, and donaldsonville downtown neighborhood, donaldsonville, georgia.