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 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide $1,000,000 in funding to the County of Pulaski, Arkansas to re-capitalize a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund. The funding will enable the county to issue approximately 3-4 loans and 2-3 subgrants totaling $100,000 to remediate 4-6 Brownfield sites within Pulaski County. The recipient will also conduct activities such as overseeing environmental site work, creating community involvement plans, and reporting on progress through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). This award aims to benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near Pulaski County, Arkansas by addressing contaminated properties and facilitating their redevelopment.

This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for the county of pulaski county to RE-capitalize a revolving loan fund as authorized by comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (cercla) 104(k)(5)(a)(II) in pulaski county arkansas. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding for the recipient to RE-capitalize a revolving loan fund from which to make loans and subgrants to clean up brownfield site(s) and conduct other necessary activities to prudently manage the revolving loan fund. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to oversee the environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each site that is remediated, and will report on program income, interim progress, and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form and brownfields revolving loan fund (RLF) form using environmental protection agency (EPA's) assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:the county subgrant's tasks will include the necessary actions to complete a cleanup. Depending on the cost they would like to extend 2 to 3 subgrants totaling $100,000. The task would include preparing analysis of brownfields cleanup alternative reports, community relation plan reports, establishing or maintaining an information repository, revising cleanup plans, preparing quality assurance project plans, following up with contractors and implementation and oversight of cleanup. Outcomes: further, the recipient will issue approximately three to four loans and two to three subgrants to remediate approximately four to six brownfield site(s); anticipates holding four community meetings, finalizing four to six analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting twenty quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near pulaski county, arkansas.