This action provides partial funding in the amount of $750,000 to support the city of barbourville, kentucky's ongoing program to revitalize communitites

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to city of barbourville. The recipient will conduct eligible planning, assessment, and remediation activities as authorized by cercla 104(K)(4) in barbourville, kentucky. Activities: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. Specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to plan, inventory, characterize, assess, conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities, and remediate sites. 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 each site that is remediated, 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:the proposed subaward to cumberland valley area development district, a regional governmental organization, for project management, reporting, and financial administration. Additionally, the subaward to cumberland valley area development district will cover creating outreach materials and organizing quarterly meetings. Outcomes: further, the recipient anticipates conducting 2 phase I and II environmental site assessments, remediating 1 brownfield site(S), holding 16 community meetings, developing 2 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 1 overall plans for revitalization, developing 1 reuse strategies for 1 priority sites, and submitting 20 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near barbourville, kentucky.