Brownfields 2014 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Madison County Council of Governments, 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. Assessment Grants $200,000 for hazardous substances $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Madison County Council of Governments for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to perform four Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments and conduct cleanup planning at one site. Petroleum grant funds will be used to perform six Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments and conduct cleanup planning at two sites. Grants funds of both types also will be used to maintain an inventory of brownfield sites and conduct community involvement and 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: Madison County Council of Governments,IN (765) 641-9482 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-14-105 May 2014 ------- |