Brownfields 2014 Assessment Grant Fact  Sheet
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.
                    Assessment Grant

                    $200,000 for hazardous substances

                    EPA has selected the City of Ottawa for a
                    brownfields assessment grant. Community-wide
                    hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
                    conduct 10 Phase I and at least four Phase II
                    environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
                    will be used to prioritize brownfield sites, prepare
                    two cleanup plans, and conduct 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 5 Brownfields Team
                     312-886-7257
                     EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region5brow nfields/)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Ottawa,IL
                     815-433-0161

                     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-14-135
      May 2014

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