The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,000,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) to the City of New Orleans Planning Commission. The funding will support remediation activities at the former Naval Support Activity East Bank Complex in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specifically, the agreement provides resources for the city to clean up a brownfield site, conduct environmental assessments, create a community...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a $2 million Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. Over a five-year period from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2027, LDEQ will use the funding to conduct 50 Phase I and 25-30 Phase II environmental site assessments, develop 25 cleanup plans, and provide quarterly progress reports. LDEQ will...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to the South Central Planning and Development Commission, Inc. under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will be used to recapitalize a revolving loan fund to provide loans and subgrants for assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Lake Charles, Louisiana and 15 surrounding parishes. Specifically, the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Baton Rouge City Of Office Of The Treasurer under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. Through this award, the recipient will conduct eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(2) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from August 15, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Specifically, the recipient will inventory,...
This EPA Region 6 Brownfields Cooperative Agreement, awarded under CFDA Program 66.818 - Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, provides $500,000 to the City of Bogalusa, Louisiana to conduct eligible brownfield assessment and cleanup planning activities. Specifically, the funding will support the city in conducting 15 Phase I and 8 Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 3 visioning sessions, developing 6 site-specific cleanup...
This EPA Region 6 Brownfields Multipurpose Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) provides $500,000 in funding to the City of Baker, Louisiana to conduct eligible brownfield assessment and cleanup planning activities. The award will support the inventory, characterization, assessment, and community involvement for approximately 15 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments, development of 4 site-specific cleanup plans, and 6 planning documents to initiate brownfield revitalization....
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded Limitless Vistas, Inc. a $200,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The purpose of the award is to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New Orleans in environmental careers with skills to safely conduct remediation at solid and hazardous waste sites as well as wastewater management and chemical safety training. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815) provides $650,500 in funding to Limitless Vistas, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project aims to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New Orleans in environmental careers related to the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Houston, Texas from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. Through this award, the City of Houston will conduct eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERLCA 104(k)(2) in the target areas of Fifth Ward, Denver Harbor, and Sunnyside. Specifically, the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Nashua Regional Planning Commission a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Through this funding, the Nashua Regional Planning Commission will conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,...