v I Brownfields 2017 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet ^ Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County, VA *> r- 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. Assessment Grant $354,000for hazardous substances $236,000for petroleum EPA has selected the Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County for a brownfields assessment coalition grant. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct approximately 20 Phase I and approximately eight Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to prepare an inventory of brownfields, prioritize sites, prepare eight cleanup plans, and support community involvement activities. Assessment activities will focus on the Towns of Halifax and South Boston. Coalition partners are Halifax County and the Towns of Halifax and South Boston. 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 3 Brownfields Team (215)814-3173 EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-delaware-mar yland-pennsylvania-Virginia-west) Grant Recipient: Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County, VA (434) 572-1734 ext 101 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-17-068 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |