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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation a $300,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. The agreement funds comprehensive brownfield assessment and remediation planning activities in the Villages of Monticello and Liberty within Sullivan County, New York, addressing real properties complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

Under this four-year performance period, Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation will deliver inventory, characterization, and environmental assessment activities including 14 Phase I and 3 Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, 14 Site Eligibility Determination Forms, and 3 Reuse and Remediation Plans. The recipient will competitively procure qualified environmental professionals to conduct site activities, facilitate community engagement through 16 quarterly community meetings, and provide regular progress updates through 16 quarterly reports via EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The work will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in the identified villages.

This agreement will provide funding for sullivan county land bank corporation to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in the villages of monticello and liberty, located within sullivan county in new york state.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 holding 16 quarterly community meetings, preparing 14 site eligibility determination forms, conducting 14 phase i and 3 phase II environmental site assessments, developing 3 reuse and remediation plans, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the villages of monticello and liberty within sullivan county in new york state.