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Duluth, MN

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. In 2002,
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial
assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive
grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.

Additionally, funding support is provided to state and
tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.

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
312-886-4747

EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/)

Grant Recipient: City of Duluth, Minnesota
(218) 730-5324

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.

Revolving Loan Fund Grant

$650,000 for hazardous substances

EPA has selected the City of Duluth for a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
from which the City of Duluth will provide loans
to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated
with hazardous substances. Grant funds will be
used for marketing, management, and oversight of
the program, as well as overseeing cleanups, and
conducting community involvement activities.

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