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BF-OOE03887-0 Page 14 <br /> 1. To the extent allowable under the EPA-approved workplan, cooperative agreement funds may be used <br /> for eligible programmatic expenses to inventory, characterize, assess sites; conduct site-specific <br /> planning, general brownfield-related planning activities around one or more brownfield sites; conduct <br /> outreach and community engagement; and for reasonable participant support costs associated with one <br /> community liaison per target area identified in the selected FY24 application. Eligible programmatic <br /> expenses include activities described in Section V. of these Terms and Conditions. In addition, eligible <br /> programmatic expenses may include: <br /> a. Determining whether assessment activities at a particular site are authorized by CERCLA§ 104(k). <br /> b. Ensuring that an assessment complies with applicable requirements under federal and state laws, as <br /> required by CERCLA § 104(k). <br /> c. Preparing and updating an Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) which will include <br /> information about the site and contamination issues, cleanup standards, applicable laws, alternatives <br /> considered, and the proposed cleanup. <br /> d. Preparing a Community Involvement Plan which includes reasonable notice, opportunity for public <br /> involvement and comment on the proposed cleanup, and response to comments. <br /> e. Developing a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) as required by 2 CFR § 1500.12. The specific <br /> requirement for a QAPP is outlined in Implementation of Quality Assurance Requirements for <br /> Organizations Receiving EPA Financial Assistance available at https:/iwww.epa. <br /> gov/grants/implementation guality-assurance-requirements-organizations-receiving-epa-financial. <br /> f. Using a portion of the cooperative agreement funds to purchase environmental insurance for the <br /> characterization or assessment of the site. [Funds shall not be used to purchase insurance intended to <br /> provide coverage for any of the ineligible uses under Section IV., Ineligible Uses of the Funds for the <br /> Cooperative Agreement Recipient.] <br /> g. Any other eligible programmatic costs, including direct costs incurred by the recipient in reporting to <br /> EPA; procuring and managing contracts; awarding, monitoring, and managing subawards to the extent <br /> required to comply with 2 CFR § 200.332 and the "Establishing and Managing Subawards" General Term <br /> and Condition; and carrying out community engagement pertaining to the assessment activities. <br /> 2. Local Governments Only— If authorized in the EPA-approved workplan and budget narrative, up to <br /> 10% of the funds awarded by this agreement may be used by the CAR itself as a programmatic cost for <br /> Brownfield Program development and implementation of monitoring health conditions and institutional <br /> controls. The health monitoring activities must be associated with brownfield sites at which at least a <br /> Phase II environmental site assessment is conducted and is contaminated with hazardous substances. <br /> The CAR must maintain records on funds that will be used to carry out this task to ensure compliance <br /> with this requirement. <br /> 3. Under CERCLA § 104(k)(5)(E), CARs and subrecipients may use up to 5% of the amount of federal <br /> funding for this cooperative agreement for administrative costs, including indirect costs under 2 CFR § <br /> 200.414. The limit on administrative costs for the CAR under this agreement is $25,000. The total <br />