This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to new river gorge regional development authority

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will provide $500,000 to the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) to conduct remediation activities on a brownfield site in Rainelle, West Virginia.

The key products and services to be delivered under this award include:

• Cleanup of a contaminated brownfield site
• Conducting environmental site activities, including assessments and analysis of cleanup alternatives
• Creating a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site
• Reporting on interim progress and final accomplishments

The award aims to benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near Rainelle, West Virginia through environmental remediation and site redevelopment. No sub-awards are included under this Cooperative Agreement.

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 rainelle, west virginia. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site. 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, 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 up to sixteen community meetings, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting sixteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near rainelle, west virginia.