Brownfields 2017 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet \SSBJ East Central Planning and Development District, East-Central Mississippi *> r- PRO"**- 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 Grants $155,100for hazardous substances $144,600for petroleum EPA has selected the East Central Planning and Development District for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct eight Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare four cleanup plans. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct five Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare four cleanup plans. Grant funds of both types also will be used to inventory and prioritize brownfields, and support community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on the Cities of Forest, Philadelphia, and Meridian. 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 4 Brownfields Team (215)814-3173 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-alabama-flor ida-georgia-kentucky-mississippi-north-0 ) Grant Recipient: East Central Planning and Development District, MS (601)683-2007 Hie 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-17-158 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |