U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
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
$275,000 for hazardous substances
$275,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for a brownfields assessment coalition grant.
Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to inventory and prioritize brownfield
sites; conduct up to 12 Phase I, four Phase II, and two supplemental Phase II environmental site
assessments; and prepare three cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be used to prepare area-wide
plans for two focus areas and conduct community outreach activities. Community-wide petroleum
grant funds will be used to conduct the same tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamination.
Coalition partners are the Cities of Palmer and Wasilla.
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/brownfieldsy
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team
206-553-7299
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-washington-idaho-oregon-and-alaska
Grant Recipient: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
907-861-7855
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 Office of Land and EPA 560-F-16-088
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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