A \ Brownfields 2005 Revolving Loan Fund Grant
Fact Sheet
Reuse Idaho Brownfields Coalition

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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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.
Community Description
The Reuse Idaho Brownfields Coalition was selected to
receive a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The
coalition represents all six councils of government serving
Idaho's 44 counties (total population 1,342,946).
According to the Economic Development Administration,
74 percent of Idaho's regions meet the federal "area
distress" criteria based on per capita income and
unemployment rates. Idaho's rural communities are
struggling to reuse former lumber mill sites. In the past
decade, the Boise Cascade Corporation, a large Idaho
employer, closed its lumber mills, stripping numerous
cities of their primary employer and leaving behind
abandoned sites. Numerous mining operations have also
closed down, leaving communities with damaged
properties. The Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality (IDEQ) and the EPA assessed over 30
brownfields in 2004, and the IDEQ is developing a
statewide inventory of up to 300 sites. In much of Idaho,
greenfields are inexpensive and attractive to developers.
By offering competitive financing for brownfields
properties, the loan fund will help preserve greenspace,
encourage reuse of existing infrastructure, protect and
improve public health and safety through the cleanup of
sites, spur job creation, and eliminate blight in town
centers.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$1,500,000 for hazardous substances
$1,500,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Reuse Idaho Brownfields
Coalition for a brownfields revolving loan fund
grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a
revolving loan fund from which the Reuse Idaho
Brownfields Coalition will provide loans and
subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites in
areas contaminated with hazardous substances and
petroleum. Coalition partners include all six
Economic Development Districts and the Idaho
Department of Environmental Quality. Funds will
be used to address brownfields throughout the
State of Idaho.
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 10 Brownfields Team
(206)553-7299
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
(http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CL
EANUP.NSF/sites/bf)
Grant Recipient: Reuse Idaho Brownfields
Coalition
Sage Community Resources
(208) 322-7033 ext 234
Sage Community Resources
(208) 322-7033 ext 219
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
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negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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