This action approves an award in the amount of $1,500,000 to the south central tennessee development district

This $1,500,000 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 funding to the South Central Tennessee Development District (SCTDD) to conduct eligible brownfield assessment-related activities across 13 counties in south-central Tennessee.

Specifically, the agreement will fund SCTDD to inventory, characterize, assess, and develop cleanup plans and community involvement for brownfield sites in the region. SCTDD will competitively procure and manage environmental professionals to carry out environmental site assessment activities. Additionally, SCTDD will report on progress and accomplishments, including completing 37 Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 8-12 community meetings, developing 12 site-specific cleanup plans, and creating 12 planning documents to initiate brownfield revitalization. This funding will benefit residents, business owners, and other stakeholders in the 13-county service area.

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 agreement will provide funding for the recipient to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2).activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding for the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities. Also, the recipient will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using the environmental protection agency's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 37 phase i and phase II environmental site assessments; holding 8-12 community meetings; developing 12 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives; developing 12 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization; and submitting 48 quarterly reports. The intended beneficiaries of this grant are residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near bedford, coffee, franklin, giles, hickman, lawrence, lewis, lincoln, marshall, maury, moore, perry, and wayne counties centered in rural, south-central tennessee.