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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $2.0M to the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) on October 1, 2025. This full federal funding award, authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), supports comprehensive brownfields assessment and remediation activities in Southern California through September 30, 2030. The recipient will conduct environmental site inventory, characterization, assessment, cleanup planning, and community involvement activities on real properties where expansion, development, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. No subawards are included in this agreement.

Deliverables include conducting five Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments, holding multiple community meetings, developing five site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, creating planning documents to support brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly progress reports via EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The recipient will competitively procure and oversee qualified environmental professionals to conduct the required environmental site activities. These assessment and planning activities are designed to benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in Southern California by facilitating the identification and remediation of contaminated sites and enabling their productive reuse.

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the california department of toxic substances control. The recipient will conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in southern california. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $2,000,000. Refer to terms and conditions. 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 conducting five phase i and eight phase II environmental site assessments, holding multiple community meetings, developing five site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing multiple planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near southern california.