U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, ND
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 Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for two brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Old Fort Yates Elementary School at 1801 Agency
Avenue in Fort Yates. The building was used as a school from the 1970s until it closed a few years
ago. It is contaminated with PCBs, mold, and inorganic contaminants. Hazardous substances grant
funds also will be used to clean up the Old Sitting Bull College at 1341 92nd Street in Fort Yates. The
three-acre site was the location of a community college from 1973 to 2009. The college building is
contaminated with PCBs, mold, and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds for both sites also will be
used to conduct community involvement 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.aov/brownfields').
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-6596
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-reaion-8
Grant Recipient: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, ND
701-854-3823
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
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Office of Land and
Emergency
Management (5105T)
EPA 560-F-16-137
May 2016

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