U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Virginia, MN
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
$517,500 for hazardous substances
$32,500 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Virginia for a brownfields assessment coalition grant. Community-wide
hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct 24 Phase I environmental
site assessments. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct eight
Phase II environmental site assessments and prepare three cleanup plans. Community-wide
petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct one Phase II environmental site assessment and
prepare one cleanup plan. Grant funds of both types also will be used to support community outreach
activities. The target area for this grant is the Mesabi Iron Range area in northeastern Minnesota. The
city's coalition partners are Balkan Township, and the Cities of Aurora, Babbit, Biwabik, Bovey, Buhl,
Chisholm, Coleraine, Cook, Ely, Eveleth, Gilbert, Hoyt Lakes, Keewatin, Marble, Nashwauk, and
Taconite.
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 5 Brownfields Team
312-353-2112
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-illinois-indiana-michigan-minnesota-ohio-and
Grant Recipient: City of Virginia, MN
218-748-7500
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-16-146
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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