| ^ \ Brownfields 2015 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, OH PRQ1^ 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 $400,000for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for two brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Bioretention Basin property at 6417-6429 Grand Avenue and 2696-2700 East 65th Street in Cleveland, and the Greenspace property at 6507-6517 Grand Avenue in Cleveland. Both properties were historically developed with residential buildings, with portions used as a salvage material yard. They are both contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and metals. Grant funds at 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.gov/brownfields). EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team (312)353-8827 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region5brownfields/) Grant Recipient: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH (216)701-4593 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 _ . w__tp Environmental EPA-560-F-15-134 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2015 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |