Brownfields 2014 Revolving Loan  Fund  Grant
              Fact  Sheet
              Kokomo, IN
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

                    $700,000 for hazardous substances

                    EPA has selected the City of Kokomo for a
                    brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                    will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
                    from which the City of Kokomo will provide loans
                    to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated
                    with hazardous substances. Grant funds also will
                    be used to perform community outreach activities
                    and conduct cleanup planning and oversight.
                    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 Kokomo,IN
                    765-456-7375

                    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-14-095
      May 2014

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