0\ Brownfields 2022 Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grant Fact 1 SCUnnt I W? i Sheet \ T y/ Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., IL 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 Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to inventory and select sites for assessment and conduct 14 Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop four cleanup plans and six reuse plans, and to support community outreach activities. The target areas for this grant are South Canton, South Galesburg, West Central Macomb, and Southwest Monmouth. Priority sites include a 33-acre former manufacturing plant that was destroyed by a fire in 1997, a 1-acre parcel that once housed a gas station but has been vacant since 2005, a 4-acre former pottery complex that closed in 2004, and a 6.5-acre former plow manufacturing complex. Revolving Loan Fund Grant $1,000,000 EPA has selected the Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., for a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., will provide up to three loans and up to two subgrants to support cleanup activities. Grant funds also will be used to market the fund and support community engagement activities. RLF activities will focus on South Canton, South Galesburg, West Central Macomb, and Southwest Monmouth. 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: Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., IL Assessment Grant: (309) 833-4747 Revolving Loan Fund Grant: (309) 833-4747 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-22-100 May 2022 ------- |