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 the California Department of Toxic Substances Control for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to inventory and prioritize sites and conduct up to a combined total of four Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments and cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be used to support community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on the Downtown area of the City of San Bernardino, which is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone. Priority sites include a historic automotive and gasoline service station, and a multi-level parking structure that contains historic gasoline stations and dry-cleaning facilities.