This agreement will provide funding to save harbor of the hudson, INC to inventory, characterize, assess and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities as authorized by…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to Safe Harbors of Hudson Inc. under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Safe Harbors of Hudson will use the funding to conduct environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and community involvement activities at four brownfield sites in Newburgh, New York from May 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the recipient will perform 14 Phase I assessments, 4 Phase II assessments, develop 4 quality assurance project plans and 4 cleanup and reuse plans, draft 2 remedial action plans, host 5 community presentations and 2 local public meetings, and submit 12 quarterly reports. The goals of the project are to stimulate economic development in a designated Opportunity Zone and HUBZone in Newburgh by assessing and planning cleanup of contaminated parcels. No subawards are included in the cooperative agreement.

This agreement will provide funding to save harbor of the hudson, INC to inventory, characterize, assess and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) at four sites within the city of newburgh in new york. The remediation planning will be designed to stimulate economic development in a federally designated opportunity zone and HUBZONE. 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 safe harbor of the hudson, INC to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, safe harbor of the hudson, INC will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, 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:the goals of the project to be funded by this cooperative agreement are to conduct a phase i and phase II environmental site assessment at four sites within the city of newburgh in new york, the recipient plans to conduct: 14 phase i site assessments, 4 phase II, 4 qapps, 4 cleanups and reuse planning, 2 draft remedial action plans, conduct 5 BF presentation meetings, minimal 2 local public meetings, 12 quarterly reports as required. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfield in the city of newburgh in new york.