Brownfields 2010 Revolving  Loan  Fund Grant
              Fact Sheet
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EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. In 2002,
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this 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 programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) of
eastern Montana was selected to receive a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The GNDC's coalition partners
are the Eastern Plains Economic Development
Corporation and the Southeastern Montana Development
Corporation. The GNDC serves a 15-county area
(combined population 64,120) in northeastern Montana.
Historically, the region"s economy has been dominated by
farming and ranching, oil and gas development, and the
railroad industry. During the past decade, however, this
region has seen a loss of employment and a shrinking tax
base. The region"s median household income is lower
than state and national averages, and a greater percentage
of residents live in poverty. There are hundreds of leaking
underground storage tank sites and several additional
hazardous substances sites in the region, including
methamphetamine labs for which there  are no cleanup
funds. Brownfield cleanups conducted through the RLF
grant are expected to remove barriers to redevelopment
that can improve the overall economy of the region.
                    Revolving Loan Fund Grant

                    $1,000,000 for hazardous substances
                    $500,000 for petroleum
                    EPA has selected the Great Northern Development
                    Corporation for a brownfields revolving loan fund
                    grant. Grant funds will be used to capitalize a
                    revolving loan fund from which the Great
                    Northern Development Corporation will provide
                    loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities
                    for sites contaminated with hazardous substances
                    and petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to
                    market the fund and promote community outreach
                    activities.
                    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
                    (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                    EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team
                    (303)312-7074
                    EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site
                    (http://www.epa.gov/region8/bro wnfields)

                    Grant Recipient: Great Northern Development
                    Corporation,MT
                    (406) 653-2590

                    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
                    negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
                    fact sheet are subject to change.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA560-F-10-151
      April 2010

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