1 Brownfields 2019 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Palatka, FL 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 $200,000for hazardous substances $100,000for petroleum EPA has selected the City of Palatka for a Brownfields Assessment Grant targeting sites in the Downtown/Riverfront target area. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct nine Phase I and two Phase II environmental site assessments at priority sites and prepare two to three cleanup plans, including the City Public Works facility. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct up to three Phase I and one Phase II environmental site assessments at priority sites, and prepare one cleanup plan. Grant funds also will be used to create a public involvement plan, conduct community involvement activities, and develop 3-D renderings overlaid on site plan concepts of catalyst sites within the target area. 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 4 Brownfields Team (404) 562-8425 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-alabama-flor ida-georgia-kentucky-mississippi-north-0 ) Grant Recipient: City of Palatka, FL (386)916-3163 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-19-087 June 2019 ------- |