This assistance agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for the economic progress alliance of crawford county (epacc) to conduct remediation activities as…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 provides $1,000,000.00 in funding under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County (EPACC) to conduct remediation activities on brownfield sites in the French Creek Corridor in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Specifically, the funding will enable EPACC to clean up at least one brownfield site, create a community involvement plan and administrative record, and report on progress and accomplishments. EPACC will also competitively procure and direct qualified environmental professionals to conduct site activities. The grant aims to benefit residents, business owners, and other stakeholders in and near the French Creek Corridor. The award period is from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

This assistance agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for the economic progress alliance of crawford county (epacc) to conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(3) in the french creek corridor in meadville, PA. 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. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site(s). 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 the site(s), 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:further, the recipient will remediate 1 brownfield site and anticipates holding community meetings quarterly, finalizing an analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the french creek corridor in meadville, pennsylvania.