&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields 2017 Assessment Fact Sheet Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana Grant Recipient Information Name: Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana Phone: 406-265-9226 Publication Information Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency Land and Emergency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 Publication Number: Publication Date: EPA 560-F-17-017 May 2017 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 Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct six Phase I and nine Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to support cleanup planning and community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on the Counties of Liberty, Hill, Blaine, Phillips, and Chouteau, and the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. 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. ------- |