The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the City of Natchez, Mississippi, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award funds brownfield assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(2), enabling the City to engage a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site assessments and related activities on properties where expansion, development, or reuse may be complicated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
The City of Natchez will deliver specific, quantifiable products over the four-year performance period, including five environmental site assessments, five site-specific cleanup plans with alternatives analysis, three planning documents to support brownfields revitalization, ten community meetings to facilitate stakeholder engagement, and sixteen quarterly progress reports submitted through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). These deliverables directly benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and around Natchez by identifying contamination on brownfield sites and developing strategies for their remediation and redevelopment. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
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