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

Western Arkansas  Planning  and  Development

District


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
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Western Arkansas Planning  and Development District for two brownfields
assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to
conduct eight to 10 Phase I and three to six Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds
also will be used to select sites for assessment, support cleanup planning, 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 6 Brownfields Team
214-665-8358
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/epa-region-6-south-central-
brownfields

Grant Recipient: Western Arkansas Planning and  Development District
479-785-2651

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-16-153
Environmental                        Emergency                                May 2016
Protection Agency                     Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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