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 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up Building 138 on the Concho School Property located at 451 North White Antelope Road in Concho. The cleanup site was constructed in 1967 and originally used as the boys' dormitory of the Concho School. The site was in operation as a dormitory from 1969 until 1981, when it was closed due to federal funding cuts and the need for several repairs. The site has been unoccupied and dormant for several years and is contaminated with inorganic materials and heavy metals.