This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to support city of aliceville to conduct eligible assessment-related activities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 66.818 to the City of Aliceville, Alabama. The funding supports the city's efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement for brownfield sites in the local area. Key deliverables include conducting 18 Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 12 community meetings, developing 4 site-specific cleanup plans, and submitting 16 quarterly project reports. The cooperative agreement aims to facilitate the expansion, redevelopment, and reuse of brownfield properties in Aliceville that may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The award has a performance period of July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027.

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. Describe the activities to be performed: to provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Also, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities and 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). Anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes and intended beneficiary(IES): conducting 18 phase i and phase II 10 environmental site assessments, holding 12 community meetings, developing 4 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 2 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Benefits the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near aliceville, alabama.activities:.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:.