I ^ \ W Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, Kansas City, MO Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet 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 $200,000for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Corporation for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the former Hardesty Federal Complex at 607 Hardesty Avenue in Kansas City. The cleanup site formerly served as a storage facility for military posts in Missouri and nearby states, and later as an office for several federal agencies. It is currently vacant. The site is contaminated with metals, inorganic contaminants, and other hazardous substances. Grant funds also will be used to support community involvement activities, including translation services during community meetings or design charrettes, and materials in multiple languages, as needed. 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 7 Brownfields Team (913)551-7265 EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-iowa-kansas- missouri-nebraska-and-nine-tribal) Grant Recipient: Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, MO (816)216-5308 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-17-062 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |