i rJHU t Brownfields 2022 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet \W J Leelanau County, 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. Assessment Grant $250,000 EPA has selected Leelanau County for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct 11 Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments and develop three cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be used to conduct community engagement activities. Hie target areas for this grant are Cleveland Township, Centerville Township, Empire Village, and the census-designated place of Cedar, all in Leelanau County. Priority sites include a vacant, blighted former ski resort, a vacant two-story former schoolhouse building, a former lumberyard, and former gas stations. 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: Leelanau County, MI (231)256-9812 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-22-146 May 2022 ------- |