This 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 $750,000 in funding to Fideicomiso Para El Desarrollo De RIO Piedras (FIDE) to conduct planning, assessment, and remediation activities for brownfield sites in the Rio Piedras district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Specifically, the funding will enable FIDE to perform up...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded 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 in funding to the Municipality of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico to conduct eligible brownfield assessment-related activities. Specifically, the agreement will fund the inventory, characterization, assessment, cleanup planning, and community involvement activities for...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) to the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. The funding will support inventory, characterization, assessment, and cleanup planning activities for brownfield sites within targeted census tracts in the municipality's eastern district, where most commercial and industrial activity occurs. Specifically, the recipient plans to conduct...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 provides funding for the Municipality of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico to conduct brownfield site inventory, characterization, assessment, and cleanup planning activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), the Municipality will retain an environmental professional to perform...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $400,100 cooperative agreement to the Municipio De Aguas Buenas under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award will fund development of an inventory of 10 brownfield sites in the PR156/174 corridor of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico and performance of 10 Phase I and up to 9 Phase II environmental site assessments and associated quality assurance project...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $400,100 cooperative agreement to the Municipality of Las Piedras under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico from June 2022 through September 2025. Specifically, the recipient will inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield sites. It will conduct up to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 has awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) to Leap Social Enterprise Inc., a non-profit organization, to conduct environmental assessment and community revitalization activities in Puerto Rico. Specifically, this 4-year award will fund Leap Social Enterprise Inc. to inventory, characterize, and assess approximately 11 Phase I and 8 Phase II...
This $400,100 cooperative agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 will fund the Municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico to conduct eligible brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.818). Through this award, the recipient will inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield sites in the target area of downtown Aibonito. They will also...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $400,100 Cooperative Agreement to the Municipio De Corozal under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award will fund brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Corozal, Puerto Rico from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the Municipality will inventory, characterize, assess and conduct cleanup planning for 9-11...
This $620,166 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) is intended to enhance the capacity of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) to address brownfield sites across the Commonwealth. The primary objectives of the grant are to: (1) establish or enhance the statutory elements of an effective state response program, (2) maintain and update a...