EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. 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 Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$681,750
EPA has selected the Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant funds will be used to clean up Buildings 206-248 at the Craig Field Flight Line site on Craig Industrial Parkway near the City of Selma. The cleanup site was part of the former 1,790-acre Craig Air Force Base, which operated from 1940 through 1977. During this time, the historical base operations included pilot training during World War II and the Korean War, as well as aircraft service and maintenance. Site contaminants include volatile organic compounds in soil vapors, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in soil, cis-1,2-dichloroethene and trichloroethene in groundwater, and heavy metals and inorganic contaminants in building structures. Grant funds also will be used to prepare a Community Involvement Plan and conduct community meetings.