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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $500,000 to Region IV Development Association, Inc. (doing business as Frontier Community Resources) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The cooperative agreement, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, funds comprehensive brownfields assessment and remediation activities in south-central Idaho. Under this award, the recipient will conduct environmental site inventory, characterization, and assessment activities; develop cleanup plans and alternatives analyses; facilitate community engagement; and procure qualified environmental professionals to perform Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments (ESAs).

The recipient will deliver specific quantifiable outcomes over the four-year performance period, including nine Phase I and Phase II ESAs, six site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, eight community meetings, and fifteen quarterly progress reports submitted through EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement. The funding will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders across nine counties in south-central Idaho, including Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Elmore, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls counties.

This agreement will provide funding for region IV development association, INC. DBA frontier community resources to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in south central idaho. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to 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 EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting nine phase i and phase II environmental site assessments, holding eight community meetings, developing six site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives and submitting fifteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near south central idaho.