Cooperative Agreement E11TS000265

The City of Gatesville, Texas will receive $220,091 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 on October 1, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2024. The funding supports cleanup activities at the former Rotunda Nursing Home site under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Specifically, the City will demolish the deteriorating 2525 Osage Road structure...

The National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). TPWD will sub-grant the funds to the City of Brownfield to improve Gillham-Howell Park. The project elements include site work, utilities, a walking trail, shade pavilions, interpretive signage, site amenities, native landscaping, an all-abilities playground, pond aeration, and fishing piers. The...

The National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to renovate the 88.5-acre Riverside Park in Brownwood, Texas. The proposed project elements include native landscaping, signage, picnic gazebos, restroom improvements, a rain collection system, site furnishings, trails with lighting, an all-abilities playground, and restoration of a sand volleyball court. TPWD will sub-grant...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will provide $500,000 in funding to the City of Hamilton, Texas to conduct remediation activities on brownfield sites. Specifically, the recipient will clean up brownfield site(s), competitively procure and direct qualified environmental professionals to perform...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), provides $1,000,000 in funding to the City of Fort Worth, Texas to conduct remediation activities at a brownfield site in Sundance Square. Specifically, the agreement will support the City of Fort Worth in cleaning up the brownfield site, procuring and directing a qualified environmental...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) a $1,000,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) to conduct eligible assessment-related activities in several cities in East Texas. Under this 4-year award, ETCOG will inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield sites, develop cleanup plans, and facilitate community involvement around brownfield revitalization in the cities...

This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $6,250,000 in funding to the City of Temple, TX to rehabilitate existing sewer lines through pipe bursting in three historic neighborhoods. The project aims to increase sewer line flow and capacity, which is expected to reduce sanitary sewer overflows in the downtown Temple area. The award was granted on August 5, 2024, with a planned...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will provide $450,000 in funding to the City of Balcones Heights, Texas. The funding will support the city's efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities related to brownfield properties within the city. Specific...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund a $12,704,048 project by the Big Bend Conservation Alliance in Presidio, Texas. The project aims to revitalize green spaces, monitor and decrease air pollution, and increase climate resilience in disadvantaged communities in the Presidio area. Key activities include planting 4,220 native and mature trees,...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on October 1, 2023. The funding will be subgranted to the City of Celina to improve the existing Old Celina Park by adding playground equipment, picnic pavilions and shade structures, sports courts, planting trees, installing native...