O | Brownfields 2016 Revolving Loan Fund Grant Fact Sheet Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, MA 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. Revolving Loan Fund Grant $620,000for hazardous substances $200,000for petroleum EPA has selected the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will provide four loans and four subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to market the RLF, support cleanup planning, and conduct community engagement activities. RLF activities will cover all 15 municipalities served by the Planning Commission, and the primary target areas will be the urban centers of Haverhill, Lawrence, and Methuen. 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 1 Brownfields Team (617)918-1278 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-connecticut- maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode# pane-1 ) Grant Recipient: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, MA (978)374-0519 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-16-090 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2016 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |