U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant  Fact Sheet

Massachusetts Department  of  Environmental

Protection


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 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for two brownfields
assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to prioritize and
inventory sites, and conduct four Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds
also will be used for community outreach activities. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be
used to conduct the same tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamination.

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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1278
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-connecticut-maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode#pane-l

Grant Recipient: Massachusetts  Department of Environmental Protection
617-292-5697

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-16-087
Environmental                        Emergency                               May 2016
Protection Agency                     Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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