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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Missoula, MT
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, the President
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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Missoula was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant and a cleanup grant.
Missoula is a city of 57,053 surrounded by the Rocky
Mountains. Montana's economy historically relied on
the timber and mining industries. With the decline in
these industries, especially timber, Missoula lost high-
paying jobs and was left with abandoned facilities. At
the same time, the city's population has grown at a rate
that is outpacing its supply of affordable housing stock.
The 39-acre sawmill property is in a census tract
where more than 30 percent of residents live in poverty
and the median family income is 70 percent of the city
median. The White Pine site is in an area with the
city's highest concentration of low-income residents,
where the poverty rate is 27 percent and less than one-
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Missoula for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to complete assessment of hazardous
substances co-mingled with petroleum contamina-
tion at a 39-acre sawmill adjacent to the city's
central business district. Funds also will be used
for community involvement and development of a
cleanup plan.
Cleanup Grant
$182,538 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Missoula for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up contaminated soil on a 12-acre
parcel of the Missoula White Pine site.
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: Missoula, MT
406-258-3688
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
third of area homes are owner-occupied. Cleanup and
redevelopment of both of these sites will free up many
acres of land for residential development. Plans for the
sawmill site also include commercial facilities and
greenspace. The White Pine site plans include co-
locating several city departments on one property and
creating a park on the site.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-151
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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