i rJHU t Brownfields 2022 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet \W J Indiana Finance Authority 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 $2,000,000 EPA has selected the Indiana Finance Authority for a Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct up to 23 Phase II environmental site assessments and develop up to 20 cleanup and reuse plans. The target areas for this grant are the Cities of Lafayette, Gary, Frankfort, Evansville, and New Castle. Priority sites include a 14-acre paperboard production facility that has been closed since 2008, a 69-acre former industrial landfill, a 7.8-acre unoccupied property that formerly housed a machine shop, and a 2.3-acre former manufacturing facility located in a residential neighborhood. 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: Indiana Finance Authority, IN (317)234-0235 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-22-105 May 2022 ------- |