Cooperative Agreement 97786901

This Cooperative Agreement award of $840,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 provides funding for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska to conduct brownfield site assessment, planning and cleanup activities in the historic Haymarket target area from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The award is part of the EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), which aims to address real property complicated by hazardous substances or pollutants through expansion, redevelopment or reuse. Specifically, the City will focus efforts on former industrial centers located in the Salt Creek floodplain in downtown Lincoln and the South Haymarket and West Haymarket target areas. Goals include increasing affordable housing, providing park space, addressing floodplain challenges for infill development and adding neighborhood-serving mixed-use opportunities.