Brownfields 2022 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation, OH 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 Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to identify and prioritize brownfield sites and conduct up to 25 Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop up to six cleanup plans and support community outreach activities. The target areas for this grant are the Wolf Creek Corridor in the City of Dayton, the Mad River Corridor in the City of Riverside, and the Stillwater River Corridor in Harrison Township. Priority sites include a 38-acre former tire and rubber factory that has been closed and abandoned since 1980, a 40-acre former construction and demolition debris landfill site, and a 200-acre former shopping plaza that has been closed since the 1990s. 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)886-5740 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/r5) Grant Recipient: Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation, OH (937)531-6926 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 Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Land and Emergency Management (5105T) E PA-560-F-22-209 May 2022 ------- |