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

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the city of gloversville. The recipient will conduct eligible planning, assessment, and remediation activities as authorized by cercla 104(k)(4) in the city of gloversville, new york. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to plan, inventory, characterize, assess, conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities, and remediate sites. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each site that is remediated, 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:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 5 phase i and 4 phase II environmental site assessments, remediating 8-9 brownfield site(s), holding 20 community meetings, developing 7 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 3 overall plans for revitalization, developing 2 reuse strategies for 2-3 priority sites, and submitting 20 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near gloversville, new york. This grant's target area (TA) includes the gloversville brownfield opportunity area (BOA) which includes 922 acres and a population of 5,788 within the city's former industrial center containing most of the tanneries and glove making factories. The TA includes 4 disadvantaged census tracts.