This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to oil region alliance of business industry and tourism

This $999,730 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund brownfield remediation activities in Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Specifically, the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, will conduct environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and community engagement to remediate the Kraft Dahlstrom brownfield site. The recipient will procure qualified environmental professionals, create a community involvement plan and administrative record, and report on project progress and outcomes through the EPA's ACRES system. Planned outputs include remediating one brownfield site, holding two community meetings, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting eight quarterly reports. This work will benefit the residents, businesses, and stakeholders in and around Oil City.

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 recipient will conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(3) in oil city, pennsylvania at the kraft dahlstrom site. 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 one brownfield site and anticipates holding two community meetings, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting eight quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near oil city, pennsylvania.