This action approves an award in the amount of $750,000 to provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the city of kannapolis

The recipient will conduct eligible planning, assessment, and remediation activities as authorized by cercla 104(k)(4) in the city of kannapolis, north carolina. Activities: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:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the target area for this grant is central kannapolis which includes two priority sites - the pillowtex wastewater treatment plant and the wyrick property/villa mobile home park. The remediation of these sites will serve as catalysts for revitalization of the entire target area. Further, the recipient anticipates conducting 12 phase i and 8 phase II environmental site assessments, remediating two brownfield site(s), holding 20 community meetings, developing 3 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 5 overall plans for revitalization, developing 2 reuse strategies for 2 priority sites, and submitting 20 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the city of kannapolis, north carolina.