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

Portland,  ME


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
$800,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has  selected the City  of Portland for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be
used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the City of Portland will provide loans and
subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated with  hazardous substances. Grant funds
also will  be used to market the RLF and conduct 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: City of Portland, ME
207-874-8945

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-16-113
Environmental                         Emergency                                 May 2016
Protection Agency                      Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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