United States Environ menial Protection LI M % Agency Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Fact Sheet Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, Kansas City, MO Grant Recipient Information Name: Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Corporation Phone: 816-216-5308 EPA Information Region: EPA Region 7 Brownfields Team Phone: 913-551-7265 Website: https://www.epa.aov/brownfields/brownfields-and- land-revitalization-iowa-kansas-missouri-nebraska-and-nine- tribal 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. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Corporation for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the former Hardesty Federal Complex at 607 Hardesty Avenue in Kansas City. The cleanup site formerly served as a storage facility for military posts in Missouri and nearby states, and later as an office for several federal agencies. It is currently vacant. The site is contaminated with metals, inorganic contaminants, and other hazardous substances. Grant funds also will be used to support community involvement activities, including translation services during community meetings or design charrettes, and materials in multiple languages, as needed. Publication Information Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency Land and Emergency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 Publication Number: EPA 560-F-17-062 Publication Date: May 2017 ------- 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. ------- |