&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields 2017 Assessment Fact Sheet Northern Cheyenne Tribe, MT Publication Information Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency Land and Emergency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 Publication Number: Publication Date: EPA 560-F-17-090 May 2017 Grant Recipient Information Name: Northern Cheyenne Tribe Phone: 406-477-6506 ext 101 EPA Information Region: EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team Phone: 303-312-6184 Website: https://www.epa.aov/brownfields/brownfields-and- land-revitalization-reaion-8 Overview of the 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. Assessment Grants $200,000 for hazardous substances $100,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Northern Cheyenne Tribe for two brownfields assessment grants. Community- wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct eight Phase I and five Phase II environmental site assessments. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct four Phase I and two Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds of both types also will be used to prepare cleanup plans, prioritize sites for assessments, and support community engagement activities, including public meetings and an enhanced brownfields website. 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). The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant application; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of the information. The cooperative agreement is negotiated after the selection ------- announcement. Therefore, the funding amount and activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. ------- |