U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Southern Maine Planning and Development
Commission
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
$100,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission for two brownfields
assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to perform six
Phase I and three Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare two cleanup plans.
Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to perform three Phase I and two Phase II
environmental site assessments, and prepare two cleanup plans. Grant funds of both types also will be
used to conduct community outreach and engagement activities.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$820,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission for a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission will provide three loans and three subgrants
to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Grant funds also will
be used to conduct community outreach and engagement activities. Activities will be conducted in the
39 communities in the Planning and Development Commission's service area.
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: Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
207-571-7065
United States Office of Land and EPA 560-F-16-133
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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-16-133
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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