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

Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded the City of Ravenswood, West Virginia a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This award provides funding to conduct comprehensive environmental assessment and remediation planning activities on brownfield sites within Ravenswood, including inventory, characterization, and assessment of real properties whose development or reuse may be complicated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The City will competitively procure and direct qualified environmental professionals to execute these activities.

Specific deliverables under this Cooperative Agreement include conducting ten Phase I and five Phase II environmental site assessments, holding sixteen community meetings to ensure stakeholder engagement, developing six site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, creating four planning documents to support brownfields revitalization initiatives, and submitting sixteen quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The agreement includes no subawards. These assessment and planning activities are designed to benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in the Ravenswood area by identifying contamination locations and extent, developing cleanup strategies, and laying the groundwork for successful site redevelopment and reuse.

This agreement will provide funding for the city of ravenswood to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(K)(2) in ravenswood, west virginia. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities. Also, the recipient 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 anticipates conducting ten phase I and five phase II environmental site assessments, holding sixteen community meetings, developing six site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing four planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting sixteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near ravenswood, west virginia.