The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency on October 1, 2025, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818).
The recipient will conduct inventory, characterization, and assessment activities on brownfield sites in the City of Cortland and the Village of Homer, New York. Deliverables include 18 Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments, four site-specific cleanup plans, six planning documents to support brownfields revitalization, eight community meetings, and twelve quarterly progress reports submitted through EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The recipient will competitively procure and direct qualified environmental professionals to conduct environmental site activities and will manage community involvement and reuse planning activities.
The performance period runs through September 30, 2029. No sub-recipients are included in this agreement.