This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to the catawba regional council of governments

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Catawba Regional Council of Governments a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the recipient conducting 10 Phase I and 6 Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 3 community meetings, developing 4 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 15 quarterly reports. Work will benefit residents, businesses and brownfields sites in Chester, Lancaster, Union and York counties in South Carolina. No subawards are included in the assistance agreement. The award period is from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

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. This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA).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 the environmental protection agency's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 10 phase i and 6 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 3 community meetings, developing 4 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 15 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfields in and near the counties of chester, lancaster, union, and york, south carolina.