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 ------- |