This action incrementally funds the agreement, the remaining balance may be funded at a future date

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) for the city of waterloo, IA to conduct assessments and remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(3) in 1442 sycamore ST, waterloo, IA. This multipurpose grant funding will be used to cover assessment and cleanup costs for specific target areas owned by the city of waterloo, IA. This grant will strive to reduce inequities experienced by sensitive populations in the target area of the city of waterloo, IA. The target areas are situated within the rath building campus and will include the following properties for investigation: 54 lane ST (a former bakery and mechanic shop); 1508 sycamore ST (a former meat packing plant building); 70-90 sycamore ST (form cold storage warehouses); 360 westfield AVE (former john deere parcel); 50 west mullen AVE. (former railyard) and various other properties. Preliminary investigations demonstrate that impacted media is already present at priority sites; however, additional sampling is necessary to better understand challenges facing human health and the environment.activities:activities for this grant focuses on completing phase i and II esas consistent with EPA's all appropriate inquiry and current astm standards. The city will conduct esas on each priority site listed above, as well as at additional brownfields identified by the public during outreach activities; remediating impacted sites which includes coordination efforts with state/federal agencies for appropriate documentation and permitting; hosting open houses, updating/maintaining outreach tools such as the project website and brochure, issuing press releases, making frequent social media posts, and coordinating with project partners; and satisfying programmatic requirements of the grant.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the recipient will prepare: 1 quality assurance project plan (qapp); 10 phase i environmental site assessments (esas), 10 phase II esas; 10 site eligibility request, and all corresponding acres work package; prepare 2 LRP enrollments; 2 abcas, cleanup bid specifications and drawings, davis-bacon documentation, inspection reports, 2 final cleanup reports, and 2 no further action letters. The grantee will provide: 20 quarterly program reports (qprs); 1 final programmatic performance report; and 5 federal financial reports and MBE/WBE forms, as well as hiring a QEP and staff attendance at 1 national brownfields conference. The grantee will also provide 4 open houses; 5 project partner meetings; 1 updated brochure; 5 press releases; provide ~60 social media posts; and a project website.