1 Brownfields 2022 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet -J Hillsboro, OR 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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism. Assessment Grant $500,000 EPA has selected the City of Hillsboro for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to develop a brownfield site inventory and conduct 15 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop five cleanup plans and support community outreach activities. The target area for this grant is the southern portion of Hillsboro's Downtown Urban Renewal Area, which includes the southwest industrial area, the city's traditional Main Street, light rail corridors, and historic residential neighborhoods. As a result of continued disinvestment, aging empty buildings and shuttered industrial facilities in this area have become brownfield sites. Priority sites include a 1.6-acre former rail depot and silo site, a former gas station and carwash site, and a former dry cleaner and auto repair site. 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 10 Brownfields Team (206)553-8511 EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/r 10) Grant Recipient: City of Hillsboro, Oregon, OR (503)681-6181 Tire information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to tire 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 Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Land and Emergency Management (5105T) EPA-560-F-22-218 May 2022 ------- |