Brownfields 2022 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet ^ Flint Hills Regional Council, Inc., KS 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 Flint Hills Regional Council, Inc., for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct 15 Phase I and nine Phase II environmental site assessments and prepare three redevelopment plans. Grant funds also will be used to develop a brownfield site inventory, prepare a community outreach initiative, conduct public meetings and forums, and conduct other outreach activities. The target areas for this grant are the Cities of Junction City, Manhatten, and Ogden. Priority sites located within the Historic Downtown, East and Central Core Districts, and the Riley Avenue Revitalization areas include former auto body shops, dry cleaners, auto salvage yards, historic and existing railroad corridors, a former water treatment facility, gas stations, and a car wash. 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 7 Brownfields Team (913)551-7786 EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/r7) Grant Recipient: Flint Hills Regional Council, Inc., KS (785)203-6534 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-22-116 May 2022 ------- |