I W 1 Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma 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 Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the former gymnasium building on the 15-acre Secondary Tribal Complex located 2.2 miles north of McLoud on State Highway 102 in Lincoln County. Built in the 1960s, the building served as a gymnasium and a community hub where traditional dancing, sports, and cultural practices routinely occurred until its closure in 2010. The building now sits in disrepair and is contaminated with both organic and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds also will be used for community involvement activities including, public meetings, bulletins, and newspaper advertisements. 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 6 Brownfields Team (214)665-9749 EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site (https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/epa-regi on-6-south-central-brownfields ) Grant Recipient: Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, OK (405) 964-5967 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-17-140 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |