U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Austin, TX
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
$550,000 for hazardous substances
$270,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Austin for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used
to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the City of Austin will provide five loans and one
subgrant to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated with hazardous substances and
petroleum. Grant funds will be used to provide three hazardous substances and two petroleum loans,
and one hazardous substances subgrant. Grant funds also will be used to market the RLF and support
community engagement activities. RLF activities will focus on disadvantaged areas of East Austin.
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 6 Brownfields Team
214-665-8358
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/epa-region-6-south-central-
brownfields
Grant Recipient: City of Austin, TX
512-974-6085
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-16-033
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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