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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$300,000
EPA has selected Terre Haute for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to perform 13 Phase I and nine Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to prepare cleanup and reuse plans and hold up to six public meetings. The target area for this grant includes three priority sites: the Coke and Carbon site, which was formerly used by the Indiana Coke and Gas Company from 1926 until 1988; Study Area 1, which contains former industrial properties within the Wabash River floodplain and is located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone, and the International Paper site, which is located on the south end of Study Area 1.