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

Midcoast  Economic Development District,

Coastal  Maine


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
$660,000 for hazardous substances
$160,000 for petroleum
EPA has  selected the Midcoast Economic Development District for a brownfields revolving loan fund
grant.  The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from the Midcoast Economic
Development District will provide six loans or subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites
contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to oversee
cleanups and support community outreach activities.

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: Midcoast Economic Development District, ME
207-443-5790

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-16-092
Environmental                        Emergency                                May 2016
Protection Agency                     Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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