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

Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to City of Carson on October 1, 2025, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to capitalize a revolving loan fund for brownfield site remediation in Carson, California.

The recipient will establish and manage a revolving loan fund from which to issue loans and subgrants to eligible entities and nonprofits for cleanup of brownfield sites and associated remediation activities. City of Carson anticipates allocating $700,000 in loans and $200,000 in subgrants through the revolving loan fund. The recipient will competitively procure and direct a qualified environmental professional to oversee environmental site activities, create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each remediated site, and report program income, interim progress, and final accomplishments through EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES).

The award provides full federal funding authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and CERCLA 104(k)(3). Performance period runs through September 30, 2030. Assistance type is Cooperative Agreement.

This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for city of carson to capitalize a revolving loan fund as authorized by cercla 104(k)(3) in carson, california. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,000,000. Refer to terms and conditions. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding for the recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which to make loans and subgrants to clean up brownfield site(s) and conduct other necessary activities to prudently manage the RLF. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to oversee the environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each site that is remediated, and will report on program income, interim progress, and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form and brownfields RLF form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:a subaward is an overarching term in 2 code of federal regulations part 200 that describes both a loan and subgrants. A loan is a type of subaward that generates program income from repayments of principal, interest charges, and loan processing fees paid by the recipient of the loan. A subgrant is a type of subaward that the RLF car provides to an eligible entity or other nonprofit under terms that do not require payment. City of carson anticipates $700,000 in loans and $200,000 in subgrants to run its RLF program. Provide oversite and issuance of subgrants up to budgeted allotment as per the regulations at 2 CFR 200.332 and the 'establishing and managing subawards' general tandc apply to the city of carson's monitoring and oversight of subgrantees and borrowers. However, unlike borrowers, subgrantees are subject to the procurement standards in 2 CFR part 200 and 2 CFR part 1500. EPA's RLF programmatic tandcs provide additional detail on the different requirements that apply to borrowers and subgrantees. Subawards will be monitored via the quarterly report in acres. Outcomes: further, the recipient will issue approximately 1-3 loans and approximately 1-2 subgrants to remediate 2-5 brownfield site(s); anticipates holding approximately 10 community meetings, finalizing several analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 16-20 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the city of carson, california.