U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, MA
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.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$620,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission for a brownfields revolving loan fund
grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Merrimack Valley
Planning Commission will provide four loans and four subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites
contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to market the
RLF, support cleanup planning, and conduct community engagement activities. RLF activities will cover
all 15 municipalities served by the Planning Commission, and the primary target areas will be the
urban centers of Haverhill, Lawrence, and Methuen.
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: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, MA
978-374-0519
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-16-090
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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