Brownfields 2013 Revolving  Loan  Fund  Grant
              Fact Sheet
              Pa/m Beac/? County, FL
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.
                    Revolving Loan Fund Grant

                    $500,000 for hazardous substances
                    $500,000 for petroleum

                    EPA has selected Palm Beach County for a
                    brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                    will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
                    from which Palm Beach County will provide loans
                    and subgrants to support cleanup activities for
                    sites contaminated with hazardous substances and
                    petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to
                    oversee cleanups and support 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 4 Brownfields Team
                                                     (404) 562-8789
                                                     EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
                                                     (http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcr
                                                     a/bflr/brownfields.html)

                                                     Grant Recipient: Palm Beach County,FL
                                                     561-233-3674

                                                     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)
EPA-560-F-13-114
      May 2013

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