i Brownfields 2021 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet V^lC£] Bloomington, IN 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 $300,000 EPA has selected the City of Bloomington for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to update the city's brownfields inventory, prioritize sites, and conduct up to 12 Phase I and up to 10 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop up to 10 cleanup plans and support community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on the city's College Avenue/Walnut Street Corridor, which serves as one of the primary residential and employment centers for Bloomington. Priority sites include a 24-acre abandoned hospital, a 5.4-acre scrap and recycling yard, a gas company maintenance garage, a former automobile manufacturing plant, an auto junkyard, and a former lumber yard. 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 5 Brownfields Team (312)353-2112 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-illinois-ind iana-michigan-minnesota-ohio-and) Grant Recipient: City of Bloomington, IN (812)349-3419 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 Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Land and Emergency Management (5105T) EPA-560-F-21 -075 May 2021 ------- |