This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $500,000

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded Cochise County, Arizona a $500,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The funding will support Cochise County in conducting 11 Phase I and five Phase II environmental site assessments, holding community meetings, developing five site-specific cleanup plans and reuse plans, and submitting quarterly reports from February 2023 to January 2027. Key activities include inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and planning cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, which are properties with potential or known contamination that complicates expansion or reuse. No subawards are included. The work funded seeks to advance workforce development, job creation, preservation of historic properties, and affordable housing in Cochise County, Arizona through assessment and planning for brownfield redevelopment sites.

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 will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) for cochise county to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in cochise county, arizona.activities:this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, conduct cleanup and reuse planning and community involvement related activities. In addition, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities and 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:the recipient anticipates conducting 11 phase i and five phase II environmental site assessments, holding multiple monthly community meetings, developing five site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing multiple planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will support workforce development, job creation, preservation of historic properties, and creation of affordable housing, which will benefit residents of cochise county, arizona.