| ^ \ Brownfields 2022 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet V^lCtJ Douglas, Ml 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. Cleanup Grant $500,000 EPA has selected the City of the Village of Douglas for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up the property located at 200 Blue Star Highway. The cleanup site is a single 7.18-acre parcel that was formerly a fallow orchard and converted in the 1940s into its current configuration consisting of two utility buildings and a 150,300-square-foot industrial building with truck bays. The property has been used for plating, buffing, zinc die casting, metal forming, stamping, phosphatizing, painting metal parts, and furniture manufacturing and is contaminated with PCBs, chlorinated volatile organic hydrocarbons, and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to develop a Community Involvement Plan and conduct community engagement activities. 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: City of the Village of Douglas, MI (616)566-9607 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) EPA-560-F-22-144 May 2022 ------- |