I W 1 Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet *ARTech Hub, Woonsocket, Rl 4J. 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 ARTech Hub LLC for two brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the 0.4-acre Lot 371 and 0.3-acre Lot 387 of the former Woonsocket Rubber Mill Company site at 68 South Main Street in Woonsocket. Both lots were formerly used as a manufacturing facility, retail space, and music and art studios, and have been vacant since 2014. They are contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds at both sites also will be used to construct and maintain engineering controls, and conduct community outreach 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 1 Brownfields Team (617)918-1627 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-connecticut- maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode ) Grant Recipient: ARTech Hub LLC, RI (401)762-0993 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-17-010 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |