This cooperative agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL)) for the west virginia…

This $1,000,000 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) provides funding to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to re-capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The RLF will be used to make loans and subgrants to clean up and conduct other necessary activities on Brownfield sites across West Virginia. The agreement requires WVDEP to competitively procure and oversee qualified environmental professionals, create community involvement plans and administrative records for each remediated site, and report on program income, progress, and accomplishments. WVDEP anticipates issuing approximately 6 loans and 2 subgrants to remediate 8 Brownfield sites, holding 8 community meetings, finalizing 8 Analyses of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives, and submitting 20 quarterly reports. The work conducted under this agreement is expected to benefit the residents, business owners, and other stakeholders in West Virginia.

This cooperative agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL)) for the west virginia department of environmental protection (wvdep) to RE-capitalize a revolving loan fund (RLF) as authorized by cercla 104(k)(5)(a)(II) in west virginia. 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 cooperative agreement will provide funding for the recipient to RE-capitalize a RLF from which to make loans and subgrants to clean up brownfield site(s) and conduct other necessary activities to prudently manage the RLF. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to oversee the environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each site that is remediated, and will report on program income, interim progress, and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form and brownfields RLF form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system. Subrecipient:two cleanup subawards are anticipated to remediate contaminated sites.outcomes:further, the recipient will issue approximately 6 loans and 2 subgrants to remediate 8 brownfield site(s), and anticipates holding 8 community meetings, finalizing 8 analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 20 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in west virginia.