Provide funding for new jersey economic development authority to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites in…

This $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 funds the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to deliver brownfields assessment and community involvement services. The award is made under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), which provides funding to assess and clean up contaminated brownfield sites.

Specifically, the Authority will inventory, assess, and conduct cleanup planning for brownfield sites in 12 designated New Jersey communities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Activities include Phase I and II environmental assessments, reuse planning, and community outreach. Anticipated outputs include assessment reports, health and safety plans, quality assurance documents, and meeting minutes. The program aims to advance locally established environmental priorities and support revitalization in areas with high brownfield prevalence, poverty, and health issues.

Provide funding for new jersey economic development authority to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites in the state of new jersey. Njeda's assessment program will target the 12 community collaborative initiative (CCI) communities. The CCI program was developed by the new jersey department of environmental protection (njdep) for advancing locally established environmental priorities within communities with high instances of brownfields, poverty, health disparities and need for revitalization. The activities to be performed include phase i environmental assessments, phase II environmental assessments, reuse planning, and community outreach. Anticipated outputs include phase i environmental assessment reports, phase II environmental assessment reports, health and safety plans, quality assurance project plans, remedial action workplans, and meeting minutes. The…