United States
Environ menial Protection
LI M % Agency

Brownfields 2017 Assessment Fact Sheet

Big Sky Economic	Development Author

Grant Recipient Information	Publication information

Name: Big Sky Economic Development Authority	office:

Phone: 406-869-8409

EPA Information

Publication
Number:

Region: EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team	Publication

Phone:303-312-6184	Date:

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

$150,000 for hazardous substances
$150,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the Big Sky Economic Development Authority for two brownfields assessment
grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct five Phase I and
four Phase II environmental site assessments. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to
conduct the same tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamination. Grant funds of both types
also will be used to develop three cleanup plans and support community outreach activities.
Assessment activities will focus on the East Billings Urban Renewal District and historic downtown
Billings.

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).

United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Land and Emergency
Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

EPA 560-F-17-022

May 2017


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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.


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