U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Dubuque, IA
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.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Dubuque for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to clean up the Blum property at 501 East 15th Street. The 0.2-acre site has
operated as a scrap yard and recycling facility since 1962 and is contaminated with polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, metals, and volatile organic compounds. Grant funds also will be used to 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 7 Brownfields Team
913-551-7786
EPA Region 7 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-iowa-kansas-missouri-nebraska-and-nine-tribal
Grant Recipient: City of Dubuque, IA
563-589-4393
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-16-055
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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