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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact Sheet

  Indiana Department

     of Environmental

         Management


EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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 Indiana Department of Environmental Manage-
ment was selected to receive two brownfields assess-
ment grants. Indiana (population 6,271,973) is a
predominantly rural state that has historically relied on
heavy manufacturing for employment, property tax
revenues, and economic stimulation. Recent plant
closings, job layoffs, and corporate downsizing have
left many communities in the state suffering from
disinvestment and an overall deterioration of neighbor-
hoods. There are an estimated 10,000 brownfields in
the state, ranging in size from a small corner gas
 Assessment Grants
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the Indiana Department of
 Environmental Management for two brownfields
 assessment grants. Hazardous substances grant
 funds will be used to conduct an estimated 12
 Phase I and nine Phase II environmental site
 assessments throughout the state. Petroleum grant
 funds will be used to perform the same tasks as
 sites with potential petroleum contamination.
 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 5 Brownfields Team
 312-886-7576
 http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/

 Grant Recipient: Indiana Department of
 Environmental Management
 317-233-8850

 The information presented in this fact sheet comes
 from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
 accuracy of this information. The cooperative
 agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
 ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
 sheet are subject to change.
station to large abandoned factories. Brownfields are
located in urban and rural areas, and have created
blight, reduced tax bases, and exposed residents to
potential environmental threats. The Department plans
to assess and clean up brownfields to develop trails
and parks throughout the state, increasing recreational
and exercise opportunities for residents. Brownfields
redevelopment into greenspace and recreational areas
will reduce blight, and attract new businesses and
tourists to the state.
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                       EPA 560-F-07-080
                       May 2007
                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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