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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Spirit Lake Tribe, Sioux
Indian Spirit Lake
Reservation, ND
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George
W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Spirit Lake Tribe was selected to receive four
brownfields cleanup grants. The tribe's 383-square-
mile Fort Totten Indian Reservation, located in a rural
area of east-central North Dakota, is home to 4,435
residents. There are five Indian bands, most of whom
reside in four community districts and five townships.
The unemployment rate on the reservation is 70
percent and nearly 35 percent of families live below
the poverty level. Many extended families live together
in crowded and, sometimes, substandard housing.
Buildings that housed basic community services such
as the old hospital, community center, school, and tribal
Cleanup Grants
$800,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Spirit Lake Tribe for four
brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
used to support community involvement activities,
develop cleanup plans, and remediate and/or
dispose of asbestos and/or lead-based paint
contamination at approximately 20 relocatable
homes currently staged at 7591 35th Street in the
Rolling Hills area; the Old Fort Totten Hospital at
111 Second Avenue; the Old Fort Totten Commu-
nity Center; and the Saint Michaels Mission
School.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-6803
http://www.epa.gov/region08/land_waste/bfhome/
bfhome.html
Grant Recipient: Spirit Lake Tribe, ND
701-766-1708
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
administration building are plagued with environmental
problems, including asbestos, lead-based paint, and
mold. Tribal resources for addressing issues such as
the potential health and safety hazards of brownfields
are limited. Cleanup of the reservation's brownfields
sites will allow the tribe to productively reuse otherwise
compromised buildings and not divert limited resources
for new construction.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-05-207
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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