This action approves funding in the amount of $2,000,000 to the rome floyd county development authority under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to to conduct remediation activities as…

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund remediation activities at a brownfield site in Rome, Georgia.

The Rome Floyd County Development Authority, the grant recipient, will use the funding to conduct environmental site activities, create a community involvement plan and administrative record, and report on progress. Specific outcomes include remediating one brownfield site, holding three community meetings, finalizing two analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting sixteen quarterly reports. This work aims to benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near Rome, Floyd County.

This action approves funding in the amount of $2,000,000 to the rome floyd county development authority under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to to conduct remediation activities as authorized by cercla 104(k)(3). 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. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site, 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 will remediate one (1) brownfield site and anticipates holding three (3) community meetings, finalizing two (2) analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting sixteen (16) quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near rome, floyd county, georgia.