| ^ \ Brownfields 2016 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Association of Bay Area Governments, CA 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 $275,000for hazardous substances $275,000for petroleum EPA has selected the Association of Bay Area Governments for a brownfields assessment coalition grant. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to identify potential brownfields and conduct 20 Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to support community engagement activities. Coalition partners are the Cities of Hay ward, Oakland, and San Leandro, and Alameda County. Assessment activities will focus on the Cities of Hay ward, Oakland, and San Leandro, and the Ashland and Cherry land Census Designated Places in Alameda County. 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 9 Brownfields Team (213)244-1821 EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-california-a rizona-nevada-and-hawaii) Grant Recipient: Association of Bay Area Governments, CA (415) 820-7968 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-16-031 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2016 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |